FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE LANDSCAPE 9 N AVIGATING THE PATCHWORK OF PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE LAWS 18 B PC’S FRAMEWORK FOR VOLUNTARY NATIONAL PAID LEAVE FOR MULTISTATE EMPLOYERS 20 CONCLUSION 21 ENDNOTES 3 Introduction The United States is the only member of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)—and one of only six countries globally—without a national paid parental l. [...] Meanwhile, 45% of parents out of the labor force due to child care responsibilities said they would be more likely to start or return to work if a future employer offered paid parental leave.13 8 Navigating the Patchwork of Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws The adoption of mandatory paid leave programs has accelerated in recent years, increasing compliance burdens for multistate employers. [...] c Because the details of the employer-provided plans in the nine states with voluntary PFML marketplaces are left to the discretion of the employers and insurance providers, these laws do not contribute directly to the patchwork problem. [...] Require employers to meet the more generous of the substantive benefit between the minimum standard and the state standard. [...] 19 Conclusion The rapid proliferation of state-level paid leave laws has increased access to PFML benefits across the country, to the benefit of millions of workers and families.
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Table of Contents
- Navigating the Patchwork of State Paid Family and Medical Leave Programs 1
- AUGUST 2024 1
- Table of Contents 3
- Introduction 4
- U.S. Family and Medical Leave Landscape 5
- T H E FA M I LY A N D M E D I C A L L E AV E A C T 5
- S TAT E J O B - P R O T E C T E D FA M I LY A N D M E D I C A L L E AV E L A W S 5
- S TAT E P A I D FA M I LY A N D M E D I C A L L E AV E L A W S 6
- E M P L O Y E R - P R O V I D E D P A I D FA M I LY A N D M E D I C A L L E AV E B E N E F I T S 7
- Navigating the Patchwork of Paid Family and Medical Leave Laws 9
- S U B S TA N T I V E B E N E F I T S 10
- F I N A N C I N G 13
- E L I G I B I L I T Y R E Q U I R E M E N T S 14
- A D M I N I S T R AT I V E R E Q U I R E M E N T S 16
- BPCs Framework for Voluntary National Paid Leave for Multistate Employers 18
- C O R E E L E M E N T S O F B P C S P F M L F R A M E W O R K 19
- Conclusion 20
- Endnotes 21
