In Auburn, King Announces Support for Comprehensive Family Leave Legislation
"People in
The FAMILY Act creates a self-sustaining family and medical leave insurance program to ensure workers can earn a portion of their wages for up to 12 weeks of leave. The program would be available for all workers who pay into the
"We're delighted to support the FAMILY Act," said
A lack of a national paid leave program hurts businesses, which can incur an additional 20 percent cost to recruit and retrain new workers replacing others who left because they did not have paid leave.
"Our policies haven't kept pace with the changes in our workforce. Sometimes we all need time to help a loved one recover from a serious illness, assist an aging parent, bond with a new child, or heal from an accident. When these and other major life challenges happen, most workers have to choose between the health of their family and paying their bills," said
Last week,
While in the
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