An estimated four in five U.S. workers lack access to paid family leave, while 60% lack access to paid medical leave. (Photo: Shutterstock)
The Biden administration is considering a scaled-down version of a coronavirus-related paid leave program.
Advocates want Congress to pass provisions similar to those proposed in Democrats' HEROES Act, Politico reported. That legislation would provide all workers with two weeks of COVID-related sick leave at full pay and 12 weeks of family and medical leave at two-thirds pay. The program would be short-lived, with a likely expiration date later this year rather than a years-long effort as lawmakers proposed in Build Back Better.
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