Scott and Democratic Leadership to Hold Roundtable on Paid Leave

WASHINGTON – TUESDAY, February 6^th, on the 25^th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Committee on Education and the Workforce Ranking Member along with Democratic leadership, will hold a roundtable discussion on the economic case for a robust national paid leave plan, such as the Family and Medical Leave (FAMILY) Act (H.R. 947). Members will be able to hear from experts and advocates about national paid leave policies that support working people and the economic case for paid leave and learn.

WHO:             

Congressman Bobby Scott (VA-03), Ranking Member, Committee on Education and the Workforce
Congressman Richard Neal (MA-01), Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means
Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Ranking Member, Labor, Health, Human Services, and Education
Congresswoman Lois Frankel, Chair of the Democratic Women’s Working Group
Congresswoman Cheri Bustos (IL-17), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee
Congressman David Cicilline (RI-01), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (NY-08), Co-Chair of the House Democratic Policy & Communications Committee
Vicki Shabo, Vice President of Workplace Policies and Strategies, National Partnership for Women & Families
Sly James, Mayor of Kansas City, Missouri
Beth Andrix Monaghan, CEO and Co-Founder of Inkhouse
Beth Ann Bovino, U.S. Chief Economist at S&P Global
Jocelyn Frye, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress
Celinda Lake, President of Lake Research Partners
Michael Perry, Partner at PerryUndem
Grant Dotson, Entrepreneur

WHAT: Roundtable to discuss the economic case for a national paid leave policy.