Media Roundup: Paid Family Leave Bill Introduction

Yesterday, seven District of Columbia Councilmembers joined together to introduce the Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015, which would provide family and medical leave for everyone who lives or works in the District.

The program, championed by DC's At-Large Councilmembers David Grosso and Elissa Silverman, would allow working Washingtonians to take up to 16 weeks of paid leave to care for a new child, an ailing family member, or a personal illness.

If the bill is successful, DC will be the first city in the nation to provide family and medical leave for all. It's a fact that local and national media couldn't ignore. Here is just some of the coverage following the introduction of this landmark legislation:

Local Press:

(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

Paid family-leave proposal arrives with force before D.C. Council (Washington Post)

Proposal would make D.C. family leave benefits best in U.S. (WTOP)

D.C. considering 16 weeks paid leave for parents, caregivers (WJLA)

D.C. Council Introducing Bill to Provide 16 Weeks of Paid Family Leave (CBS/WNEW)

(WAMU/Martin Austermuhle)

U.S. May Lag On Paid Parental Leave, But D.C. Could Jump Ahead With 16 Weeks (WAMU)

D.C.’s 16-week family leave plan would be most generous in U.S. (Washington Post)

D.C. May Soon Guarantee The Most Parental Leave In The Country (DCist)

Sweeping paid leave bill introduced in D.C. Council. Here's what it would do (Washington Business Journal)

D.C. considers most generous family medical leave plan in U.S. (WUSA 9)

Would you qualify for paid leave in D.C.? (Washington Post)

National Press

DC considering 16 weeks paid leave for parents, caregivers (Associated Press)

DC is poised to offer groundbreaking, best-in-the-nation paid parental leave (Vox)

D.C. Councilmembers To Introduce Bill Guaranteeing 16 Weeks Of Paid Family Leave (ThinkProgress)

All Washington, D.C., Residents May Get 16 Weeks of Paid Family Leave (Slate)

Washington DC Family Leave Plan Would Be Most Generous In Country After Raising Taxes (International Business Times)

What Makes D.C.’s Universal Leave Plan So Special? (The Atlantic)

(Hannah Lantos/The Atlantic)

Washington, D.C. Workers Could Soon Get 16 Weeks Of Paid Family Leave, The Longest In The Country (A-Plus)

D.C. considers country's most generous paid leave policy (CNN)

The Nation's Best Family Leave Plan Could Be Coming to D.C. (CityLab)

Washington, D.C., proposes 16 weeks paid family leave (Fast Company)

Parental Leave: DC Council Members Introduce 'Generous' Policy, Hope To Bridge Wage Disparities (Medical Daily)

How D.C. Paid Leave Could Affect Capitol Hill Staff (Roll Call)

Washington, DC may be about to get the United States’ most generous maternity leave (Quartz)