Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) is working with Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) to make paid family leave for all American workers a reality, with a proposal to grant 12 weeks of paid leave at up to $1,000 a week as an “earned benefit” by creating a small payroll tax.
The tax, which comes in at two-tenths of 1 percent of workers’ salaries, would amount to about $100 for a worker making $50,000 a year. And while many members of Congress, especially those on the left, think American workers deserve better options for paid leave, they haven’t shown overwhelming support for Gillibrand’s proposal.
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