The Family and Health Insurance Leave Act “The question here is whether we, as a country, will finally join in the action the floor when it comes to the foundation of our civilized society – The American Family. And more precisely, the employees of these families. Our country is the best, most generous, fair and egalitarian place in the world. However, it is the only developed country that still does not offer its workers PAID leave to care for its newborns (or legally adopted or placed children) or seriously ill people (elderly). . The question is, will we help those who need FINANCIAL support to care for members of their OWN family who are too young or too sick to care for themselves? Or not? Enter “Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act” or “Family Act.” He suggests we help. And at a very low cost, and for the good of the family AND businesses. The need for this law becomes more evident every year. We then look at the scale of this problem and who is affected. The short answers are “huge” and “almost everyone.” Most working families in this country are pushed to their limits. Union jobs are declining, full-time jobs are drying up to replace part-time jobs, benefits are all but eliminated. The fact that only one in ten American workers receive paid leave through their employer to cover the above benefits shows how imperative this law is. This paid law proposes that a worker could receive up to three months of (two-thirds of) their salary, a stipend for states so they can launch similar programs, and money to analyze them. Additionally, less than half of our workers can even benefit from the UNpaid family leave law currently in effect. It's a person's job, but without an income, how can anyone be expected to be able to pay their normal bills, let alone the added expenses of having a new child or a sick parent? The most attractive thing about this law is that it proposes to cover ALL workers, young and old, full-time and part-time, and ALL businesses, large and small. But perhaps best of all, we won't face (yet another) huge tax increase, but rather this furlough will be paid for through payroll deductions, which on average amounts to a pittance.