Progressive groups mount largest ever campaign for paid family leave law
US is the only industrial nation without a national paid leave law as campaign leaders voice optimism to change situation
A coalition of women’s, family and progressive groups will announce Tuesday that they’re mounting the largest ever campaign to get Congress to enact a paid family and medical leave law.
The United States is the only industrial nation without a national paid leave law. But the campaign’s leaders are voicing optimism about their chances of changing the situation. With national elections next year, members of Congress are feeling pressure to embrace such a widely popular idea. And the Trump White House – eager to rack up a family-friendly accomplishment -– is signaling it wants a paid leave law enacted.