Biden is open to mandating paid family leave in future legislation, Yellen says – The Washington Post

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“The current package he’s proposed, the American Rescue Package, is intended to deal with the immediate crisis, the economic crisis and the health-care crisis,” Yellen said. “But beyond that, he looks forward to proposing ideas to address long-standing challenges that our economy has faced, and a leveling off or even decline in women’s labor force participation rate because they don’t have access universally in the United States to paid family and medical leave and child care is certainly something he’s going to want to address.”

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