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Warehouse worker helping his mature coworker who hurt his leg

Congress has, for decades, tossed around various proposals for a permanent national paid leave program that would give workers time off for an illness or to care for a sick family member. The idea gained traction during COVID when so many Americans became ill. But none of the proposals have passed amid disagreement over t…

Close up of an arm in a cast next to a doctor holding a bottle of pills

It reduces Social Security applications and new beneficiaries. Enthusiasm seems to be running high for Family and Medical Leave programs.  My views are mixed: as a human I can see some benefit; as a person trying to run a small organization, extended leaves are just annoying.  Some critics have a more specific concern – namely,…