Sentences with phrase «paid family leave program»

On top of that, Virginia doesn't have a paid family leave program and hasn't expanded its Medicaid coverage.

It also doesn't have a paid family leave program to help workers who have to take time off to care for family.

Not only does it offer expanded Medicaid and an earned - income tax credit, but New Jersey has a paid family leave program that's been in effect since 2009.

Plus, Nevada lacks an earned - income tax credit and paid family leave program.

New Hampshire has expanded Medicaid, but it doesn't offer an earned - income tax credit or paid family leave program.

Kentucky doesn't offer an earned - income tax credit or a paid family leave program.

Alaska has expanded its Medicaid eligibility, but it doesn't offer an earned - income tax credit for low - income taxpayers or a paid family leave program.

It doesn't offer an earned - income tax credit to help low - income taxpayers or have a paid family leave program.

Create a national Paid Family Leave program: The months after birth or adoption are a critical period for parents and children to become attuned to each other, helping attachment bloom and setting the stage for future social - emotional development.

The paid family leave program would be funded by employee paycheck deductions, not to exceed 60 cents a week.

Only three states in the country currently have some form of a statutorily mandated paid family leave program — California, New Jersey and Rhode Island.

The State Senate has also proposed a paid family leave program as part of its one house budget.

Senate Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeffrey Klein, who in recent years pushed for a paid family leave program, said of the budget that «this is truly the year of the worker.»

But the state's Business Council opposes the measure, saying they already have enough paperwork to deal with right now implementing the state's new paid family leave program, which also requires a pay roll mechanism for employee contributions.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and state lawmakers reached agreement Thursday on a $ 155.6 billion state budget that will hike the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour in most parts of the state, create a statewide paid family leave program and enact a middle class tax cut.

Meanwhile, the employee - funded state paid family leave program will offer 12 weeks of paid time off for workers who want to take care of a sick relative or spend time with a newborn.

Mr. Cuomo has pushed his own progressive record, including raising the minimum wage and creating a paid family leave program, as he has pressed forward on new liberal initiatives, most notably promising to restore voting rights to former felons on parole by simultaneously granting 35,000 pardons.

ALBANY - Gov. Cuomo on Sunday said he is «cautiously optimistic» a budget deal will be in place by Friday's deadline that will include a hike to the minimum wage, the creation of a state paid family leave program, and a significant boost in education aid.

After his reelection in 2014, he reinvented himself as an economic populist, pushing through a minimum wage hike and a new paid family leave program.

Scharff says her group is happy with a paid family leave program, which begins in two years and, once fully phased in would make New York's program the most generous in the nation.

It was celebrating New York's states passing of a phased in minimum wage to $ 15 in the downstate area, $ 12.50 upstate, and a paid family leave program that is coming online in a few years.

Many progressive groups, meanwhile, largely stood down in their criticism in order to support Cuomo's push for a $ 15 minimum wage and a paid family leave program.

Among them: the legalization of same - sex marriage, passage of the SAFE Act gun control law, enactment of a $ 15 hourly minimum wage, creation of a statewide paid family leave program and the establishment of a free tuition program for some public college students.

After Senate Republicans in the new budget gave Cuomo his top two priorities — a $ 15 minimum wage and creation of a statewide paid family leave program — some suggested the governor would stay on the sidelines in the upcoming battle for control of the Senate.

Cuomo said the leaders of the state Legislature have agreed to the paid family leave program as part of a broad $ 156 billion budget deal he announced Thursday night.

He succeeded in pushing for a $ 15 hourly minimum wage, the creation of statewide paid family leave program, and a free tuition plan for some public college students,

DeLauro and Gillibrand think a national paid family leave program could put $ 21 billion back in the economy.

One central point of conflict is whether to connect the paid family leave program to the TDI — a move Senate Republicans appear to be sensitive to because of concerns that increasing the benefit for workers who take off time for their own disabilities would be a cost born by employers as well as workers.

But WFP leaders had no real role in the recent push to raise the minimum wage and enact a paid family leave program, an effort that heavily involved 1199.

«We've enacted the best - paid family leave program in the United States of America,» Cuomo said, to cheers.

But those close to him have previously said they don't fear a primary given what they consider the governor's strong progressive record, including successfully pushing for the legalization of same sex marriage, passage of the SAFE Act gun control law, enactment of a $ 15 hourly minimum wage and a statewide paid family leave program, and a free tuition program for some public college students.

Today, a bill to expand New Jersey's Paid Family Leave program was approved by the Senate Labor Committee.

But for any private sector employer, one employee and up, they're going to participate in Paid Family Leave program, unlike Family Medical Leave, which is for employers with 50 or more employees.

The governor said his plan for a paid family leave program was the «second step» toward aiding working families.

In addition, New York's new paid family leave program is now in effect.

DeFrancisco stressed unity repeatedly in his remarks while also defending to an at - times skeptical audience why he voted for a budget last year that included a $ 15 minimum wage and a paid family leave program he had been on the record opposing.

But the IDC has frequently pointed to the legislative accomplishments since its inception in 2011, including multiple increases in the minimum wage and the creation of a paid family leave program.

«Certainly, I wouldn't be in favor of limiting what sort of business could take part in a paid family leave program,» he said.

The GOP conference has backed Cuomo's push for a minimum wage increase for some parts of the state to $ 15 and a 12 - week paid family leave program this year, with a tax - cut package coming along as part of the deal.

Despite its alliance with Republicans, the IDC has helped push two increases in the state's minimum wage, a paid family leave program and the legalization of medical marijuana — all long - sought priorities of liberal Democrats.

Assemblywoman Didi Barrett, D - 106, sponsored state legislation passed in 2016 to establish a paid family leave program in New York.

Jan. 1 also marks the start of the state's long - awaited paid family leave program, which will authorize up to eight weeks of paid time off to care for a new child or ill loved one.

«Governor Cuomo passed a $ 15 minimum wage, the strongest paid family leave program and gun control laws in the nation, banned fracking, raised the age of criminal responsibility, and enacted the first - ever free college tuition program for middle class families.

Women lose $ 324,000 in wages and retirement benefits over a lifetime and men lose $ 284,000 without a national paid family leave program, according to a statement issued from Gillibrand's office Tuesday.

The Independent Democratic Conference is happy to put its record of accomplishments — a $ 15 minimum wage, a $ 10 million dollar immigrant legal defense fund and the strongest paid family leave program in the nation — against the do nothing Working Families Party,» she said.

«Unanticipated Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program», March 2014, Institute of Labor Economics

Appelbaum, who is also a member of the Democratic National Convention executive committee, praised Cuomo for progressive accomplishments during his first two terms — like the legalization of same - sex marriage, enactment of a statewide paid family leave program, and a $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage — even while working with a Republican - controlled state Senate.

The state formally adopted regulations for a paid family leave program on Wednesday, setting it up to begin Jan. 1.

And the state will have a Paid Family Leave program, funded by employees, that after a four - year phase in will provide workers with two - thirds of their pay for up to 12 weeks.

«Governor Cuomo's initiatives — from first - in - the - nation tuition - free college, $ 15 minimum wage and the country's strongest paid family leave program, to historic investments in infrastructure across the state — have overwhelming support from New Yorkers,» he continued.