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Caregivers across CA have had to cut their hours or quit their jobs as a result of the #COVID19 closure of schools, camps, child care, and elder care programs.
This is a problem not just for families but also the economy. https://www.brookings.edu/research/working-parents-are-key-to-covid-19-recovery/
Caregivers across CA have had to cut their hours or quit their jobs as a result of the #COVID19 closure of schools, camps, child care, and elder care programs.
This is a problem not just for families but also the economy. https://www.brookings.edu/research/working-parents-are-key-to-covid-19-recovery/
This is a really big problem for caregivers with low wages who were already struggling to make ends meet prior to the pandemic.
Caregivers with low wages are less likely to have workplace benefits that provide paid time off to care for self or family. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/coronavirus-puts-a-spotlight-on-paid-leave-policies/
Caregivers with low wages are less likely to have workplace benefits that provide paid time off to care for self or family. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/coronavirus-puts-a-spotlight-on-paid-leave-policies/
This is an economic justice, gender justice, and racial justice issue.
No one should have to choose between caring for their family and paying the bills.
#paidleaveforall
https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/resources/economic-justice/paid-leave/paid-family-and-medical-leave-racial-justice-issue-and-opportunity.pdf
No one should have to choose between caring for their family and paying the bills.
#paidleaveforall
https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-work/resources/economic-justice/paid-leave/paid-family-and-medical-leave-racial-justice-issue-and-opportunity.pdf
In CA, paid family leave can help families take time away from work to care for sick family members or to bond with a child who is new to the family.
#paidleaveforall
#paidleaveforall
However, CA's family leave program doesn't include job protections. Workers have to rely on separate laws to make sure they can't take unpaid job-protected leave at the same time as paid family leave. https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/paid-family-leave-helping-workers-balance-career-and-caregiving-commitments/
These other laws fall short because many workers don't qualify for job-protected leave -- particularly workers with low wages. This is one reason why CA's Paid Family Leave program is underutilized by workers w/very low wages. https://calbudgetcenter.org/resources/californias-paid-family-leave-program-is-out-of-reach-for-workers-with-very-low-wages/
We can fix this! @SenHannahBeth has a bill that would go far in addressing this issue. #SB1383 would ensure job-protected leave for workers in organizations with 5+ employees.
#SB1383 will be heard by the #CALeg Assembly Labor & Employment Committee this Wednesday, 7/29.
#SB1383 will be heard by the #CALeg Assembly Labor & Employment Committee this Wednesday, 7/29.
But federal policymakers must do their part, too.
Paid leave is one of our best means of stopping the spread of #COVID19, keeping kids, parents, and workers safe and boosting the economy. Congress must enact #PaidLeaveforAll. While at it, they should #SaveChildCare, too. /END
Paid leave is one of our best means of stopping the spread of #COVID19, keeping kids, parents, and workers safe and boosting the economy. Congress must enact #PaidLeaveforAll. While at it, they should #SaveChildCare, too. /END
