Helpful resources from coalition partners

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, only 17 percent of U.S. workers have paid family leave through their employers, and fewer than 40 percent have personal medical leave through an employer-provided short-term disability program.

As a result, too many people have to choose between job and family when serious illness strikes or babies are born. It doesn’t have to be this way.

America needs a national paid family and medical leave program that makes paid leave affordable for all workers and their families and brings the nation's public policies in line with the needs of the 21st century workforce and the rest of the world.

A national paid family and medical leave law would enable working people to meet their health and caregiving needs, benefit businesses, reduce economic inequality and improve economic opportunities for all.

Check out the following coalition partner resources to learn more about the FAMILY Act and strong policy principles:

THE LATEST: 10 Resources to Help You Make the Case for Strong Paid Leave

• More Than 650 Groups Urge Congress to Pass the FAMILY Act
• More Than 100 Aging and Work Experts Call on Congress to Address the Nation’s Caregiving Crisis With a Strong Paid Leave Plan
• People Need Paid Leave Policies That Cover Chosen Family (Center for American Progress)
• The Importance of Paid Leave for Caregivers (Center for American Progress)
• Voters’ Views on Paid Family + Medical Leave (National Partnership)
• Paid Family and Medical Leave and its Importance to People with Disabilities and their Families (The Arc and Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality)
• Rhetoric vs. Reality: 4 Myths About Paid Parental Leave (Center for American Progress)
• Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Racial Justice Issue – and Opportunity (National Partnership)
• Trump’s Parental Leave Plan: Pitting the Unemployed Against Working Families (CLASP)
• Value All Care, Value Every Family Storybook (Family Values @ Work)

TOOLKITS

• The Family And Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act (National Partnership for Women & Families)

FACT SHEETS

The Case for a National Paid Leave Standard

• The Family And Medical Insurance Leave Act (The FAMILY Act) English | Español (National Partnership)
• The FAMILY Act Fact Sheet (Family Equality Council)
• The FAMILY Act: An FAQ for Businesses (CLASP)
• Frequently Asked Questions about the FAMILY Act (National Partnership)
• The FAMILY Act (Small Business Majority)
• Making Leave Affordable (DiversityDataKids.org)

Paid Leave Strengthens Families

• Treatment for Drug Use and the Need for Paid Family and Medical Leave (National Partnership)
• The Child Development Case for a National Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance Program (ZERO TO THREE, National Partnership)
• Family Matters: Caregiving in America (Center for American Progress)
• Older Adults and Caregivers Need Paid Leave (National Partnership)
• Paid Family Leave: A Crucial Support for Breastfeeding (CLASP, BreastfeedLA)
• Fast Facts on Who Has Access to Paid Time off and Flexibility (Center for American Progress)
• Trump Parental Leave Proposal Fails Working Families (National Employment Law Project)

Paid Leave Boosts Businesses and the Economy

• Better Workplaces Better Businesses (Business site managed by CLASP)
• Paid Leave Works in California, New Jersey and Rhode Island (National Partnership)
• Small Businesses Support Paid Family Leave Programs (Small Business Majority)
• Small Business Owners Support the FAMILY Act (Main Street Alliance)

MULTIMEDIA

• Video: Paid Leave & Disability: One Family's Story (The Arc)
• Video: Time to Care PSA (National Partnership)
• Video: Paid Family and Medical Leave PSA (MomsRising)
• GIF/Image: Paid Leave Checklist English | Español (National Partnership for Women & Families)
• Video: Patagonia Supports Paid Leave (Patagonia)
• TedX Talk Video: The American Case for Paid Maternity Leave (Jessica Shortall)
• Video: Baby Outbreak (Make It Work Campaign)
• Infographic: Supporting Breastfeeding with Public Policy (CLASP, Breastfeed LA)

WORKING PEOPLE'S STORIES

• Value All Care, Value Every Family Storybook (Family Values @ Work)
• MomsRising Story Bank

BROAD BASED SUPPORT AND TESTIMONIALS

• Businesses Support the FAMILY Act (Better Workplaces, Better Businesses)
• September 2018: Voters’ Views on Paid Family + Medical Leave (National Partnership)
• December 2016: New Poll and Website Analysis Show Candidates Benefit from Prioritizing Family Friendly Workplace Policies
• October 2016: American Family Survey
• July 2016: Progressive Policy Polling Survey of Voters in 15 States
• February 2016: As the Nation’s Unpaid Leave Law Turns 23, Nearly Four in Five Voters Agree It’s Important for Paid Family and Medical Leave to Be Next
• September 2015: Business Schools' Faculty Support Paid Leave
• November 2014: Across Party and Demographic Lines, Voters Need and Want Laws That Support Families’ Economic Security
• February 2014: Voters Support Economic Justice Policies

REPORTS AND BRIEFS

Economics and Inequality

• Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Racial Justice Issue – and Opportunity (National Partnership)
• People Need Paid Leave Policies That Cover Chosen Family (Center for American Progress)
• Paid Family and Medical Leave and its Importance to People with Disabilities and their Families (The Arc and Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality)
• Rhetoric vs. Reality: Paid Family and Medical Leave (Center for American Progress)
• Our Aging, Caring Nation (National Partnership)
• Navigating the Demands of Work and Eldercare (U.S. Department of Labor)
• The Cost of Work-Family Policy Inaction (Center for American Progress)
• The Economic Importance of Women's Rising Hours of Work (Center for American Progress, Center for Economic and Policy Research)
• Who Gets Time Off: Predicting Access to Paid Leave and Workplace Flexibility (Center for American Progress)
• Access to Paid Leave: An Overlooked Aspect of Economic & Social Inequality (CLASP)
• The Economics of Paid and Unpaid Leave (White House Council of Economic Advisers)
• The Importance of Paid Leave for Caregivers (Center for American Progress)
• Trump’s Parental Leave Plan: Pitting the Unemployed Against Working Families (CLASP)

Health and Well-Being

• Building a Secure & Healthy Start: Family Leave in the Early Years (ZERO TO THREE)
• Paid Leave Necessary for an Ounce of Prevention (CLASP)

Job Quality

• National Paid Family and Medical Leave: A Proposal for Small Business Success (Main Street Alliance)
• Good Jobs for All: Racial Inequities in Job Quality (CLASP)
• Wages Lost, Jobs at Risk (CLASP)
• Buenos Empleos: Latinos' Limited Access to Quality Jobs (CLASP)

State-Based Studies

• Paid Family & Medical Leave Policy Analysis and Recommendations for Indiana (Indiana Institute for Working Families)
• Investing in Our Families: The Case for Family Leave Insurance in New York and the Nation (A Better Balance)
• Paid Leave in Four States: Lessons for Montana Policymakers and Advocates (Montana Budget and Policy Center)