States take on Covid sick leave with federal help nowhere in sight

Vicki Shabo was quoted in Politico about the future of paid leave and state policy in the absence of federal progress:

Advocates hope state action will spur businesses to get on board with a national program that would allow employers to comply with a single standard.

“Businesses and business lobbies are on record saying that they don't want a lot of different state programs,” said Vicki Shabo, who studies paid leave at New America, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank. “The quickest way to get what they're asking for is a federal solution that honors and recognizes state programs but that sets a federal standard for everybody.”