Read ASBC's guiding principles where the number 1 is providing family friendly benefits and number 8 includes "when contracting for labor seek to ensure that employers provide family friendly benefits'. ASBC supports the introduction of national paid leave via The FAMILY Act, reintroduced in the Senate by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) and in the House by Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-CT). See the details here.
"The FAMILY Act has been introduced in previous Congresses, but now has more co-sponsors at reintroduction than ever before. Currently, there are 100 members of the House committed to co-sponsoring the bill and 25 members of the Senate.
The plan will cost employers little, since it is funded by small contributions from employers and employees of just two-tenths of 1% each (two cents per $10 in wages), or about $1.50 per week for a typical employee and never more than $4.50. The U.S. remains one of only five countries — and the only developed country – that does not consistently offer paid leave for new mothers."
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