“States have helped lead the way, and it’s time for Congress to act so family caregivers aren’t left carrying the load alone." America's 63 million caregivers need #PaidLeaveForAll: www.aarp.org/advocacy/sta...

Wishing a Happy New Year to all who celebrate, wishing all of us time for rest, reflection, and precious time to care and be with the people we love.

This month we are asking who you do the work for, who you fight for—billionaire backers and wealthy corporations, or working families and our future? In difficult times, this movement gives me hope. #PaidLeaveForAll is about all we share and what matters most, and I believe it is the path forward.

The FAMILY Act is being reintroduced — the only bill for meaningful paid family and medical leave in Congress. We’re #ForFAMILY and #PaidLeaveForAll.

14 states have passed their own paid family and medical leave programs, but every day we hear from workers who are struggling to care for themselves and their loved ones because the U.S. doesn't have #PaidLeaveForAll. The FAMILY Act would fix that. www.abetterbalance.org/the-family-a...

Paid family and medical leave is personal. It’s about guaranteeing dignity and peace of mind for workers and families as they face the inevitable challenges of life, from the demanding joys of welcoming a child into your family to the terror of a serious illness.

Every parent deserves paid family leave. Proud co-sponsor. 👇🏻

There is no excuse for why we don’t have paid family and medical leave for all workers.   We must find the political will to provide paid leave for all.

Working families lose $22.5 billion per year in wages without paid family and medical leave. We force hardworking people to choose between their health or family and their paycheck. That's why I authored the FAMILY Act, so all workers have the financial security to respond to life’s challenges.

Paid family leave should be a right, not a luxury, for every worker. You should be able to spend those first days with your child, or take care of an aging parent, without having to worry about putting your job on the line. 1/2

Paid family and medical leave isn’t just good policy—it’s deeply personal. No one should have to choose between their family and their paycheck, their health and their job. That’s why I was so proud to stand with my colleagues and advocates to reintroduce the FAMILY Act today.

Today, working families are stretched to the breaking point in this cost-of-living crisis, yet the U.S. remains the only industrialized nation without paid leave. The FAMILY Act is our next step forward.

No American should have to choose between their job and their family. I’m proud to join Senator Gillibrand and @delauro.house.gov to introduce the FAMILY Act, guaranteeing paid family and medical leave for every worker.

Paid family and medical leave is good for everyone. It is pro-worker, pro-family, and pro-growth. It ensures nobody gets left behind just to get better or care for a loved one. In an increasingly unstable economy, the FAMILY Act is an investment in stability.

When workers are supported, entire communities benefit. A new report provides powerful evidence that #PaidLeave is an investment in collective well-being and shares the latest on which states are leading the way. @newamerica.org www.newamerica.org/better-life-...

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers: tell them to support this legislation to ensure all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll https://act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we ask you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

We’re #ForFAMILY and #PaidLeaveForAll — and we call on congress to support working families.

Exciting to see #PaidLeave champs gather on the Hill today to recommit to the #FAMILYAct. Here's an explainer about what's in bill -- and what US workers, families, and businesses could have access to, if only Congress would look at the evidence and take action. www.newamerica.org/better-life-...

Thank you @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social @senwyden.bsky.social @delauro.house.gov @kim.senate.gov @neal.house.gov @underwood.house.gov @mcbride.house.gov & everyone who cosponsors the FAMILY Act and fights for paid leave. We’re #ForFAMILY. We’re for #PaidLeaveForAll.

No one should have to choose between their family, their job, their health, their paycheck. The FAMILY Act is pro-worker, pro-health, and pro-growth. Tell Congress families can't wait ➡️ bit.ly/FA2025takeaction

Today @delauro.house.gov & @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social reintroduced the FAMILY Act! Just 27% of the workforce has paid family leave from their jobs. The FAMILY Act would address America’s paid leave crisis AND benefit working people, families, and businesses. We’re #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll. 👏

There is a lot to fight against right now, but I'm grateful to have something to fight FOR with today's re-intro of the #FAMILYAct. The national FAMILY Act would help would-be parents get the time off they need without compromising their livelihood. #PaidLeave #ForFamily

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

The newly reintroduced FAMILY Act would, among other things: ✔️Provide workers with up to 12 weeks of income when they take time ✔️Cover workers in all companies, no matter their size ✔️Enable the lowest-paid workers to earn up to 85% of their normal wages #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll

Rep @delauro.house.gov & @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social just reintroduced the FAMILY Act! 27% of the workforce has paid family leave from their jobs. The FAMILY Act would address America’s paid leave crisis & benefit working people, families, and businesses. We’re #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll. 👏

All working people—in schools and elsewhere—deserve time off to care for their families. The newly reintroduced FAMILY Act would give workers up to 12 weeks of income when they take time off—and enable the lowest-paid workers to earn up to 85% of their normal wages. #PaidLeaveForAll

As the FAMILY Act is being reintroduced today, we’re calling on you to email your lawmakers and tell them to support this legislation to ensure that all workers can take the time they need without risking their job or income. #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll act.nationalpartnership.org/a/family-act

"The National Partnership cares about this issue for a variety of reasons but we care about it because we care, in particular, about women. Women are often the ones making due for our policy failures...We have an economy that's built on their backs." @npwf.bsky.social

While the far right is worried about the nation’s birth rate, we’re worried about the economic conditions that make folks not want to have kids like a lack of #PaidLeaveForAll. The FAMILY Act would help would-be parents take the time they need without compromising their livelihood. #ForFAMILY

Today Rep @rosadelauro & @SenGillibrand reintroduce the FAMILY Act! Just 27% of the workforce has paid family leave from their jobs. The FAMILY Act would address America’s paid leave crisis and benefit working people, families & businesses. We’re #ForFAMILY #PaidLeaveForAll. 👏

Every $1,000 invested in paid parental leave would generate a mean estimate of $29,369 in net social benefits. There’s a cost to our inaction. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

Thanks @duckworth.senate.gov & @casten.house.gov for fighting to ensure all school employees can access FMLA leave. No one should lose a job for being sick or caring for a loved one. Families need paid leave & @aft.org will keep fighting alongside you. casten.house.gov/media/press-...

Voters’ top concerns are about being able to afford and take care of their families. We should be investing in federal programs not gutting them—we should be ensuring all working people can access paid family and medical leave, affordable care, basics like groceries and housing.

Paid leave is a tool for public health and economic growth. And it’s a reminder of community, connection, and care.

Big news for Philly teachers and their families. The new union contract now includes 5 weeks of paid parental leave, meaning new parents no longer have to choose between their paycheck and time with their newborn. www.chalkbeat.org/philadelphia...

Republicans extended a “paid leave” tax credit for $5B (it’s a tax giveaway to big biz, not paid leave, but the name sure sounds nice). A new blog from outlines ways that money could have actually supported small biz and invested in real paid leave. nationalpartnership.org/republicans-...

A win for #PaidLeaveForAll—a program providing paid family and medical leave to Maine-based workers has been upheld by the state’s Supreme Court. www.hr-brew.com/stories/2025...

Every working person deserves their labor to be valued—wherever it is. Every working person deserves the security and dignity of paid leave. #LaborDay #PaidLeaveForAll

Looking for the best states to work in? These are the top 5 states for workers! Oxfam’s research has found these states all have the country’s strongest minimum wages, paid leave, fair schedules, and protected rights to organize. Did your state make the top 5?

“Castleberry said even outside the teaching profession, more employers are offering paid leave policies to attract and retain the best workers. But he said the majority still do not.” Only 1 in 4 workers have paid family leave from their employer—we need #PaidLeaveForAll. ksltv.com/local-news/u...

“Economists and other experts have blamed the lack of statutory maternity leave and pay in the U.S.—which is part of a broader childcare crisis—for everything from the mostly stagnant gender pay gap to a maternal mental health epidemic.” www.forbes.com/sites/josiec...

This month Illinois @govpritzker.illinois.gov signed the Family Neonatal Intensive Care Leave Act into law — and now workers across the state will have leave when their children are in the NICU. www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/il...

This #NationalBreastfeedingMonth, I'm thinking of all the parents who aren't able to establish breastfeeding on their own terms simply because they can't take paid leave after giving birth. Our work to pass #PaidLeaveForAll and support new parents must persist.

We also describe how #paidleave policies have consistently been shown to support breastfeeding. The US is the only high-income country without a national leave policy, although states are increasingly filling this gap. doi.org/10.1542/peds... @paidleaveforall.bsky.social 2/

“This is not about handouts or government overreach. It’s about the public sector doing its part to make family life sustainable for working people. It’s about building a country where no one has to choose between raising kids and making ends meet.” time.com/7310023/real...

Congrats to our partners @tcfdotorg.bsky.social @npwf.bsky.social @caringacross.org on launching a new care economy research hub — a one-stop shop for latest research on child care, paid leave, aging and disability caregiving and more. tcf.org/the-care-res...

Way to lead from the front. Pope Leo just approved a groundbreaking package for Vatican employees: five days of paid leave for new dads, three paid days each month for parents of children with disabilities, increased vacation days, and expanded family allowances open.substack.com/pub/lettersf...

"We know what to do to make it better for women in the economy: Raise the minimum wage. Protect people from workplace harassment. Have things like paid family and medical leave, paid sick days, support for childcare."