"Pre-pandemic, 24 percent of US workers did not receive paid sick leave, and 81 percent did not receive paid family leave.... Gaps in paid leave benefits persisted into the pandemic and appear likely to continue even with the present congressional considerations to pass paid leave expansions through budget reconciliation. Legislative efforts to expand paid sick and family leave will be most impactful if they ensure expanded eligibility reaches the lowest-income workers and guarantee minimum benefit amounts."

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