Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Obama Calls For Paid Family, Sick Leave

In last night’s State of the Union Speech, President Obama called for state and federal legislation expanding paid sick and family leave for workers. Here in California, many of us already have those things. But what are the chances of national legislation? And what’s holding us back from it?

By Barbara Bogaev • Jan 21, 2015 • 1 min read

In last night’s State of the Union Speech, President Obama called for state and federal legislation expanding paid sick and family leave for workers. Here in California, many of us already have those things. But what are the chances of national legislation? And what’s holding us back from it?

Barbara Bogaev
radio journalist
Andrew Walsh
Too Beautiful to Live
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Matt Holzman
Producer, 'The Document'
Janet Gornick
City University of New York

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Obama Calls For Paid Family, Sick Leave

In last night’s State of the Union Speech, President Obama called for state and federal legislation expanding paid sick and family leave for workers. Here in California, many of us already have those things. But what are the chances of national legislation? And what’s holding us back from it?

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Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Obama Calls For Paid Family, Sick Leave

In last night’s State of the Union Speech, President Obama called for state and federal legislation expanding paid sick and family leave for workers. Here in California, many of us already have those things. But what are the chances of national legislation? And what’s holding us back from it?

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