The recently re-introduced Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act hopes to build on the successes of state models to establish a comprehensive and inclusive federal paid leave policy that meets the needs of workers.

Submitted by Emily Andrews The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) supports HB 751, which modifies the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program by specifying various aspects of programmatic implementation, including the administration and enforcement of the Time to Care Law. CLASP is…

Submitted by Emily Andrews: The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) supports SB 485, which modifies the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program by specifying various aspects of programmatic implementation, including the administration and enforcement of the Time to Care Law. CLASP is…

As we celebrate the 29th anniversary of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, we must pass a Build Back Better Act that includes a federal paid family and medical leave program.

While the FMLA was a powerful and necessary law that's been used more than 200 million times, it’s time for a paid leave program that everybody can use.

Olivia Golden reflects on CLASP's work over the last decade and looks ahead to how the organization will continue its efforts for economic and racial justice in the 2020s.

This fact sheet describes low-wage workers' challenges and explains the elements that a good job requires.

Economic justice was a critical part of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s lifelong pursuit of racial equity. King decried the poverty wages of  African American workers and promoted fair compensation and working conditions as crucial to a just society.

Could it be that workers whose employers offer leave benefits actually end up getting sick less often because they are happier? Senator Al Franken (D-MN), tongue firmly in cheek, proposed this “radical” idea at a hearing on paid leave held by the Senate Health Economic…

This fact sheet outlines the business case for paid leave.