(Source) The Rise of Paid Family Leave Paid family leave (PFL) refers to policies that give eligible workers partially or fully compensated time away from work for qualifying reasons, such as bonding with a new child or caring for a close family member with a serious health condition. Importantly, the United States currently has
(Source) America is one of very few nations that lack a national paid leave program. The Build Back Better Act passed by the U.S House of Representatives attempted to remedy this by instituting a uniform paid leave policy for those working in the private sector. This would have been the most significant expansion of the scope of
(Source) The United States has an embarrassing—and for many families, financially, physically, and emotionally devastating—paid family leave problem. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the United States ranks last in government-mandated paid leave for new parents. Among forty-one nations, the U.S. fails to mandate paid leave for new parents. Individual states have