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This could be the year federal paid leave finally passes Vox.com 8 hrs ago Li Zhou © Caroline Brehman/CQ-Roll Call Inc./Getty Images Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) has led the push for paid leave for years. The current pandemic and its disproportionate effects on women and people of color have underscored a major issue: the dire need for paid family and medical leave in America. President Joe Biden, by including paid leave in his American Families Plan, is sending a strong message that 2021 should be the year lawmakers finally get something done on the matter. Biden’s proposal would guarantee 12 weeks of paid leave to new parents; caregivers for a sick family member; survivors of sexual assault, stalking, and domestic violence seeking a safe environment; and people who are ill themselves, allowing workers to recoup between 66 percent to 80 percent of their wages, capped at $4,000 a month. The program is estimated to cost approximately $225 billion

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