US Sen. Gillibrand proposes amendment to the FMLA
According to the New York-based online news publication Capital, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, a democrat from New York, is working with other members of the Senate to change the Family and Medical Leave Act.
Under the current FMLA, organizations with 50 or more employees are required to provide their workforce with 12 weeks of unpaid leave, according to the Democrat & Chronicle. During this time, workers who are seriously injured, ill or responsible for taking care of a relative with critical health condition or have a child under the age of one they must care for can take advantage of the law.
According to the newspaper, women are the breadwinner in 40 percent of families with children under the age of 18, reflecting a shifting employee landscape. Under Gillibrand's proposal, there are five issues of interest. First, the bill should reflect the modern family by incorporating paid medical leave.
In addition, the proposal would raise the minimum wage, increase the number of tax credits in support of child care, create an equal pay amendment and develop universal access to pre-kindergarten education. Without the adjustment to the FMLA, Gillibrand argued the economy will continue to experience slow growth.
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