Sentences with phrase «plan for paid family leave»

Assembly Democrats back the minimum wage hike, but they have a slightly different plan for paid family leave.

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

Gov. Andrew Cuomo promotes his plan for paid family leave plan at a rally Monday, March 7, 2016, in Hauppauge.

While Ivanka Trump may have convinced her father to go along with a plan for paid family leave, Republicans in Congress will be tougher sell.

Not exact matches

The agreement for workers» compensation in the budget was key for business organizations that had reeled over last year's spending plan that included a minimum wage agreement setting the floor at $ 15 over the next several years and a paid family leave program.

The governor's highly touted family leave plan would grant up to 12 weeks of paid benefits for any New Yorker caring for a newborn child or seriously ill relative.

Advocates are also hopeful that the governor includes a significant paid family leave proposal on Wednesday, and many are watching to see if he unveils a plan for a statewide policy on car - hailing apps, like Uber.

After his re-election in 2014, Cuomo reinvented himself as a full - throated economic populist, pushing through a minimum wage hike and a paid family leave program, and unveiling massive infrastructure spending plans and a proposal for free public college tuition — though he has been light on details about funding.

Cuomo also touted heavily in his 2016 speech - and ultimately got approval for - a plan to offer paid family leave that workers themselves would fund - not employers or the state - through voluntary payroll deductions.

There are more and more options for paid family leave plans in New York state, but do any of them have enough support to pass?

While signing the bill to increase the state's minimum wage, Cuomo also signed into a law a plan that will require businesses to provide 12 weeks of paid family leave to anyone caring for an infant or a family member with a serious health condition.

Monday's poll revealed broad support for Cuomo's proposed $ 15 minimum wage, his paid family leave plan and an expanded earned - income tax credit.

The Assembly plan would expand the scope of the state Temporary Disability Insurance program to cover paid family leave and would also take contributions from employee paychecks, but would reimburse at a rate of two - thirds of a worker's pay for individuals on leave.

But now with major attention from media, elected officials, and advocates across the nation focused on whether New York will become the fourth state to pass a paid family leave bill, Cuomo is whipping up support for his plan.

Cuomo's plan, presented in conjunction with his State of the State and budget address in January, would create a paid family leave system that would offer up to 12 weeks leave paid for by a weekly, 60 cent payroll deduction.

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,

The Assembly, which has passed paid family leave on its own in previous legislative sessions, plans to introduce and pass a bill on Tuesday that would provide new parents or caregivers for sick relatives 12 weeks of paid leave through the state's temporary disability system.

The state's new paid family leave plan, the most comprehensive program of its type in the nation, will provide employees with up to 12 weeks of paid leave to care for an infant, a family member with a serious health condition or to relieve family pressures when someone is called to active military service.

«From Pre-K for All to paid family and sick leave to the most ambitious affordable housing plan in the city's history, we are working to provide opportunities that will make a lasting difference in the lives of New Yorkers,» de Blasio said in a statement.

The budget would also implement a plan that would eventually offer up to 12 weeks of paid family leave off for workers to care for a baby or sick family member.

Interestingly, each house has included semblance of paid family leave, which Cuomo recently said the Legislature had «no appetite» for, but the plans are drastically different and could lead nowhere.

Cuomo does say that there won't be any exemptions for small businesses in either the minimum wage increase or a paid family leave plan.

Without a way to pay for the expenses associated with long - term care, your savings could be at risk as well as the financial security you planned on leaving your family.

The primary goal of your plan is to give your family the money to pay off any final expenses they would be responsible for, and it's vital that you leave them with enough resources.

But survivorship policies, since both policyholders will die before the death benefit is paid, work best as a way for families to pay for estate taxes, burial plans, or as a way for the policyholders to leave a legacy for their heirs.

Family left behind as «beneficiaries» would have money available to pay bills, final expenses or to plan for future expenses, such as a child's education.

If a family planned a vacation in a faraway destination but needs to cancel before they can leave, they will lose the entire amount paid for the airline tickets.