Great News: California Work & Family Coalition priority bill AB 908 (Gomez) passed the state legislature and is on its way to the Governor's desk!  AB 908 will help more low income workers access Paid Family Leave by raising the wage replacement rates to 70% (60% for middle-high income earners). Coalition members are sending letters of support to the Governor (e-mail us [email protected] if you would like information on how to help). This bill will make a huge difference to families in California and to other states and localities working on passing Paid Family Leave. Continue reading

  We celebrate the 23rd anniversary of President Clinton's signing of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) into law by joining our voices together to call for the next step: a national Paid Family Leave program for all. It's definitely time. Continue reading

On Wednesday, I had the great luck to participate in a passion-filled Paid Family Leave task force meeting in San Francisco. The group was coordinated by Supervisor Katy Tang's office. My favorite part of the meeting was hearing  from young women activists who run from mystified to outraged that parents and caregivers in our country don't have the same protections and benefits that their counterparts do all over the world. It's a healthy reaction to our current reality. Righteous indignation - especially on behalf of others - can be the first step toward positive change.   Continue reading