Roosevelt Institute: Direct Spending on Care Work: Thinking Beyond the Tax Code for Caregiving Infrastructure
Policy report highlights the negative impacts of the current lack of
affordable, quality care choices, and limited paid family leave.
Policy report highlights the negative impacts of the current lack of
affordable, quality care choices, and limited paid family leave.
This bill allows unemployed or severely underemployed qualified family caregivers to make increased catch-up contributions to a retirement account.
Policy brief provides an overview of the family caregiver experience and
the current options to support family caregivers. It includes
recommendations to expand and enhance supports for family
caregivers. Includes recommendations for Congress.
Policy report highlights the negative impacts of the current lack of
affordable, quality care choices, and limited paid family leave.
This report highlights the nationwide crisis driven by decades of
underinvestment in childcare and long-term care, leaving families
unable to afford needed services and without caregiving support.
This bill expands the type of employee eligible for benefits under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993.
This bill creates a grant program for states that operate a paid family leave program and participate in the Interstate Paid Leave Action Network (I-PLAN).
This bill streamlines benefits and administrative practices across states for paid family and medical leave (PFML) programs.
This bill creates a monthly benefit payment as part of a family and medical leave insurance (FMLI) for employees engaged in qualified caregiving.
Details the financial impact of caregiving. Report proposes state and
federal policies to address caregivers’ economic challenges.
Recommendations are summarized below.