Paid Family and Medical Leave

This Father’s Day, Let’s Fight To Give Dads Time to Care for Their Loved Ones

June 14, 2019
Paid Family Leave

Not only does structurally placing the burden of childcare on women hurt women’s careers and perpetuate the wage gap—policies like these deny men the opportunity to spend precious bonding time with their children early-on, and exclude single dads and LGBTQ dads entirely.We’re fighting to change that, state by state, by passing paid family & medical laws that include all caregivers and their loved ones.

A Better Balance Heads West

May 31, 2019
State Laws

ABB’s Senior Staff Attorney, Jared Make, has been based in Denver since last year, where he has become engaged in statewide advocacy on ABB’s issues. Now that Colorado’s 2019 legislative session has ended, we’re excited to share several recent policy advances with you!

A Domestic Worker’s Guide to New York Paid Family Leave

April 19, 2019

Testimony in support of S.B. 1 and H.B. 5003, An Act Concerning Paid Family and Medical Leave

March 8, 2019

At A Glance: The Case for Paid Medical Leave

February 28, 2019

A Worker’s Guide to New York Paid Family Leave

December 4, 2018

The Big Picture: Paid Family and Medical Leave for Military Families

October 1, 2018
National Laws, Paid Family Leave, State Laws

Our paid family leave policies too often fail to address the specific needs of military families. Having a loved one deployed is stressful enough without having to worry about your family’s economic security. Here's an overview of the law today.

A Better Balance Launches Policy Brief Series on Paid Leave and the Future Of Work

July 26, 2018
Paid Family Leave, State Laws

Today, we launched Constructing 21st Century Rights For A Changing Workforce, a new series of policy briefs analyzing key issues in covering non-standard and precarious workers under paid leave laws. The first brief focuses on how paid family and medical leave laws can cover self-employed workers like freelancers and independent contractors.