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Family & Medical Leave Act Is Working For America
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We welcome today’s oversight hearing, because any fair and honest assessment of the Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) will demonstrate that this law is a resounding success. The evidence is overwhelming and indisputable: the Family & Medical Leave Act is working for America. It is working for families and it is working for businesses. Research consistently finds that complying with the FMLA costs little or nothing for the large majority of employers. In fact, nearly half (42%) of employers with 100 or more employees report that providing leave actually saves them money through higher productivity, lower turnover, and reduced absenteeism. Now is the time to look to the future, rather than re-hashing the past. It is time to put our family values into practice by making family and medical leave more available and affordable. More than 20 million Americans have benefited from the FMLA so far, but too many hard-working people are still not covered by the law or simply cannot afford to take the unpaid leave the law provides. That is why – with support from Senators Dodd, Kennedy, Leahy, Murray and others – we are working to expand the FMLA so that more Americans are able to take time off when their families need them most. That means covering more working families and more family needs, and making sure that people who are legally eligible for leave can also afford to use it. The National Partnership for Women & Families is creating a new national movement – a powerful network of lawmakers, researchers, activists, business leaders and others – that is exploring ways to provide income support to Americans who take unpaid leave to care for a new baby or cope with a medical crisis. The FMLA is the law of the land, and our country is better off because of it. After six years of proven success, it is time to build on the FMLA’s sound foundation for today’s families and tomorrow’s. Source : commondreams.org |
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