Democrats Unveil Family and Medical Leave Legislative Package

Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) speaks during a Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing in Washington, on June 4, 2020. Al Drago/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

House and Senate Democrats gathered on Feb. 1 to unveil a family and medical leave legislative package that would establish paid family and medical leave and modernize the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) led the bicameral group, saying during the press conference that “family and medical leave has transformed our workplaces.”