Across the country, businesses are realizing that providing paid leave pays off. That’s why more than a dozen states have already passed paid leave laws that give their employers a leg up. But the Keystone State has yet to make the same commitment. It is time to...
Testimony on House Bill 1259 House Finance Committee June 5, 2023 Dan O’Brien, Policy Manager, Education and Family Stability Children First Thank you for inviting me to offer testimony in front of the committee today on this important issue. There are two major...
May 10, 2023 The Honorable Jason Dawkins Labor & Industry Committee, Chair PA House of Representatives 150 Main Capitol Building P.O. Box 202179 Harrisburg, PA 17120-2179 Chairman Dawkins, I am writing to urge you, as chairman of the House Labor & Industry...
GOP Voters in PA Support Paid Family Leave If nothing else, the COVID pandemic taught us two very valuable lessons: there are few things more important than the health of your loved ones, and you can do all the right things and things can still go wrong. ...
MAJORITY OF PA’S LOYAL GOP VOTERS SUPPORT PAID FAMILY LEAVE New PA poll shows growing conservative support of pro-family program (April 4, 2023) – A recent poll shows that the majority of loyal Pennsylvania GOP voters support paid family leave. Six out of ten...
Enough Drama for a Telenovela As far as sagas go, there hasn’t been this much “Will they, or won’t they?” since the storied, weekly plotline Rachel and Ross of Friends. If you didn’t catch the wildly popular sitcom, just imagine waiting nine years for the...
