Paid Leave

covid-19 July 24, 2020

American Workers Need Paid Leave, FastWorkers with new caregiving responsibilities need paid leave for an uncertain post-pandemic future.

By Sarah Jones

coronavirus Mar. 13, 2020

Pelosi Gets Deal With Trump on Coronavirus Economic ResponseIt took some Democratic concessions and white-knuckle negotiations, but Pelosi got paid leave, free testing, and other benefits.

By Ed Kilgore

coronavirus Mar. 5, 2020

Coronavirus Exposes the Sickness of America’s Shoddy Welfare StateDenying millions of Americans health care and leave has always imposed costs on society as a whole, but an epidemic makes those costs more visible.

By Eric Levitz

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