How Congress could finally get it right on paid leave | By Vicki Shabo for CNNOpinion
Vicki Shabo is a senior fellow for paid leave policy and strategy at New America, a think tank in Washington, DC. Prior to joining New America, Shabo was vice president for workplace policy and strategy at the National Partnership for Women & Families. The views expressed here are hers. Read more opinion on CNN.
On Wednesday, the House Ways & Means committee holds its first-ever hearing on paid family and medical leave, a topic that will touch every working person and family in the United States. Vicki ShaboAmid the 24-hour news cycle focused on investigations and contempt, it is possible few will notice. But for anyone who's ever sent a child to day care too soon, left a parent in a hospital alone, received chemo treatments in the middle of a workday or had an employee with a serious family issue, this is a very big deal. It is time to pay close attention and help Congress find its way forward. A full committee hearing like this one is an important milestone.
Reddit co-founder pushes for paid family leave 02:59Here are five things to watch:Read More1. Whether the paid leave plan Congress moves will touch 100 million-plus working people who do not have paid family leave at their jobs now. Eighty-three percent of the US workforce does not have access to employer-provided paid family leave to care for a new child or seriously ill loved one, according to 2018 data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics .
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