Unpaid Leave Prevents 2.9 Million In U.S. From Caring For Sick Loved Ones

By Doug Cunningham

The Center For Economic and Policy Research is out with a new report documenting the need for a paid family medical leave program. The U.S. is the only wealthy nation that doesn’t mandate paid family and medical leave. The Center for Economic and Policy Research says each year more than two and a half million Americans are unable to take needed time off to care for a family member with a serious health condition because they can’t get paid time off. California, New Jersey and Rhode Island have all enacted paid family medial leave of their own.