‘There can be no true recovery’ without paid leave, expert says: What the Build Back Better plan covers

Vicki Shabo was quoted extensively in Grow, an investment and money management publication from Acorns and CNBC, on paid leave and Build Back Better:

President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan could clear the House this week, and the social spending bill contains a long-awaited and much-debated provision for paid family and medical leave. Its inclusion wasn’t a sure thing: During the months it took policymakers to negotiate the bill, the paid family leave provision declined from 12 weeks coverage to four, and was briefly cut altogether.

“This is a long overdue and much needed policy,” says Vicki Shabo, a senior fellow at Washington-based, left-leaning think tank New America. “There can be no true [economic] recovery, no inclusive recovery, and no recovery that really builds with an eye towards the future without addressing the country’s lack of paid family and medical leave.”