House and Senate Democrats gathered on Feb. 1 to unveil a family and medical leave legislative package that would establish paid family and medical leave and modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) led the bicameral group, saying during the press conference that “family and medical leave has transformed our workplaces.”
In addition to DeLauro, Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), and Reps. Richie Neal (D-Mass.), Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Sean Casten (D-Ill.), and Lauren Underwood (D-Ill.) have lent their support to the initiative.
They made the announcement of their modernization of the family and medical leave legislative package while celebrating the 30th anniversary of the original FMLA….