1/ Parents whose children have access to in-person learning are no longer eligible for paid leave, according to new federal rules on the coronavirus stimulus package. The U.S. is one of the few developed nations without a universal paid sick leave policy.https://bit.ly/3ioRcAP
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2/ The Families First Coronavirus Response Act, signed into law in March, included a provision that allowed parents to take up to 12 weeks of paid sick leave at two-thirds pay to care for a child whose school or daycare had been shuttered due to COVID-19.https://bit.ly/3ioRcAP
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3/ On Aug. 27, the Department of Labor quietly issued updated guidance to the law. "...in-person attendance still poses major risks for many students and their families. There are some families that need to keep their children home," one advocate said.https://bit.ly/3ioRcAP
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4/ The 12 weeks of paid leave in the law provided the closest thing to national sick leave paid for by the federal government. For women, who are more likely to be in low-wage jobs that lack a paid sick leave benefit, a national policy would be impactful. https://bit.ly/3ioRcAP pic.twitter.com/fvsRLCOxAo
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5/5 "We just have a lot of very privileged people in office and they don't get the need, and so that's why they throw these [policies] out," Angélica González, a law clerk and single mom to three kids, said. "That's why they're not thinking about us."https://bit.ly/3ioRcAP
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