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says Katie Bishop Kendrick, national senior advocacy consultant, National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers.“ During these critical months after the birth of a new child, new parents should have the time needed to bond with and properly care for their newborns, and to rest and heal after giving birth.”
A growing body of research shows that paid family and medical leave not only helps individuals and families, it benefits communities and is good for business. These programs are associated with greater workforce retention, are estimated to reduce the share of workers who are poor, and are found to reduce the use of other
public benefit programs, according to Urban Institute research for the U. S. Department of Labor. While there are concerns
that state leave programs will lead to overuse, or unmanageable hits to a state’ s workforce, program data shows that only a small share of workers( about 3-7 %) use state paid leave programs each year.
Some states use a fixed
“ For all too many families, caring for a newborn child means being at risk for falling behind on rent, groceries, gas and other day-today essentials...”
— Katie Bishop Kendrick
percentage approach to wage replacement while others follow a slidingscale. States also fund their programs differently.
Advocates say that no matter what model is followed, one thing is clear: comprehensive, universal state paid leave provides financial security to working people at minimal individual cost.
For more information about paid family and medical leave programs, visit ncit. org.
“ Paid family and medical leave positions families and babies to thrive,” says Bishop Kendrick.“ Federal lawmakers should use comprehensive state programs as examples to design a national program. Doing so will ensure more American families have the resources they need during this foundational period in a child’ s life.”
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