The DC Paid Leave Campaign, representing a diverse coalition of local businesses, community institutions, service providers, and advocacy organizations, strongly supports Councilmember Elissa Silverman’s “Universal Paid Leave Portability Amendment Act of 2022” (B24-0661), which would expand access to DC’s Paid Family Leave program for working families who have already earned paid leave, but who are in between jobs when they need to access that leave. This legislation is cosponsored by Councilmembers Christina Henderson, Robert White, Brianne Nadeau, Brooke Pinto, Mary Cheh, Janeese Lewis George, Charles Allen, and Trayon White.
When it comes to paid family leave, it is appalling that the richest county in the world is in a league of its own: we provide exactly ZERO WEEKS of time to care — with pay and financial peace of mind — for a growing family…Like paid leave, there is unequivocal evidence of the many benefits of breastfeeding.
