Seattle Finally Has a Plan to Give All Workers Paid Family Leave

by Heidi GrooverSeattle City Council Member Lorena González, who is up for reelection this year, is proposing a plan to give Seattle workers 26 weeks of paid family leave. City of Seattle
The United States is one of the only industrialized countries in the world to offer no paid leave for new parents. Paid parental leave benefits parents, children, and the labor market. Paid family leave—which allows people to care for sick family members, not just new babies—helps even more.