Tell State Officials: We deserve paid leave!

The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world without a national paid leave policy. One in four new moms has to go back to work within two weeks of giving birth, and most dads don’t even have a single day of paid family leave. It’s time to change that and make paid leave available in all 50 states.

Today only 13 states and D.C. offer paid leave, in spite of programs’ immense benefits to families, including:

• Reduction in infant mortality and lasting improvements in children’s emotional; cognitive; and physical health and development.
• Improved mental, physical, and financial well-being of parents.
• Business improvement in employee recruitment, retention, productivity, and morale.

If your home state isn’t on the list below, click the form on the right to contact your state officials through a pre-filled letter you can edit asking them to pass statewide paid leave policy.

Everyone should be able to be there for their families in the moments that matter most. Join millions of parents and caregivers who are letting lawmakers know that we need them to take action for paid leave now.