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Paid leave helps families.

Paid family and medical leave insurance helps Delawareans who cannot afford to take time off to care for a newborn child or a sick family member. A statewide program would make it affordable to businesses so they can keep their best workers on staff.

 

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Paid leave makes Delaware families stronger

Paid leave is critical to building stronger Delaware families and a stronger Delaware economy. Every day Delawareans are facing impossible choices between caring for their families or missing out on a paycheck, resulting in thousands of dollars in lost wages and increased pressures on working families

Paid leave is a racial justice issue

Paid leave is critical to closing racial gaps in health and wealth. Black women and women of color are more likely to be the breadwinners for their families, so they are more likely to need paid leave – but they’re even less likely to be able to take paid leave under current policy.

Paid leave is good business

Paid leave is critical to leveling the playing field for small businesses in Delaware. As an increasing number of large companies are able to offer paid family and medical leave on their own dime, many small businesses find themselves unable to keep up with competitive benefits packages – often losing out to great talent as a result

Paid leave is an economic justice issue

Paid leave is critical to closing the wealth gap. We see a lack in equity across the spectrum when it comes to paid family and medical leave, with the highest earners most likely to have paid leave and the lowest earners most likely to lack it.