Cnn jeanne sahadi biography
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Cnn jeanne sahadi biography
How paid family leave could become a reality in the U.S.
Most people can't afford to take real time off from their jobs without pay.
Yet that's the only choice a majority of U.S. workers have when they have a baby or care for an ailing parent or spouse.
Nearly 25% of women go back to work within two weeks of having a baby, mostly because they can't afford to be out any longer, said Ellen Bravo, executive director of the advocacy group Family Values @Work. "That's a scandal."
The situationmay soon change, however, thanks to a slow but steady trend among states to provide guaranteed paid family leave insurance programs.
Today, four states have passed such laws -- California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and, just last month, New York.
A fifth state -- Washington -- passed a paid parental leave law 10 years ago, but it has yet to go into effect for lack of funding.
There is currently a push to rectify that and expand the program to cover workers who care for seriously ill