Washington (AP) — President Joe Biden Hosts Former President Bill Clinton It marks the 30th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act, the first law signed by the 42nd president after taking office in 1993.
Biden and Clinton will attend an event at the White House on Thursday to give many American workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to recover from a serious illness or childbirth, or to care for sick family members. We plan to spotlight the laws that guarantee Clinton signed the bill into law on February 5, 1993.
Biden defended but failed to gain support for paid leave for workers in 2021, according to the White House. On Thursday, he plans to sign a memorandum of understanding with the heads of federal agencies to help federal workers get unpaid family and medical leave in their first year. You are not entitled to unpaid leave under the law until one year has passed since you were discharged.
The president will also make recommendations for policy development so that workers can take paid and unpaid leave to seek safety and recover from domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. I have instructed the Human Resources Department to provide it. Such situations are not covered by the Family Leave Act.
“This event is a moment to acknowledge the difference the Family and Medical Leave Act has made and continues to make for millions of Americans,” said Jen Klein, White House Director of Gender Policy. The President will recognize that work remains to be done to support workers, including reaffirming this Administration’s commitment to pass the nation’s paid family and medical leave programs. ”
Early 2021, Biden proposed to greatly expand The Family Leave Act will give workers up to 12 weeks of paid parental, family and personal sick leave, and will allow workers to take three days a year as part of a massive $3.5 trillion social spending plan. It allows employees to take bereavement leave for one day.
His plan called for giving employees up to $4,000 a month to replace at least two-thirds of their average weekly wage. The White House estimates the program will cost him more than $225 billion over 10 years.
Paid family leave not included in streamlined climate and health laws Biden signed into law in August.
This is not the first time Clinton has visited the Biden White House.Biden hosted ClintonFellow Democrats at lunch at the White House in May.
