Family Issues
Paid Family Medical Leave
Roughly 3/4 of all Covid 19 deaths in NH have been in long term care facilities or nursing homes. Paid Family Medical Leave would allow families to choose if long term nursing care is the best option for them.
Since 1993 New Hampshire workers have been able to take 12 weeks of unpaid leave to bond with newly born or adopted children or to care for seriously ill family members. But without a paycheck, too many men and women still can't take essential time off. No one should have to choose between family and job.
Everyone benefits when workers are able to balance job obligations and family needs. Giving workers financial security by allowing them to take paid leave to deal with a child's illness or a parent's recovery from a stroke not only improves outcomes for children and families, but also increases worker morale, productivity and retention.