Statement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on the Fifteenth Anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act Taking Effect
By admin - Posted on August 6th, 2008
August 5, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, DC – Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton issued the following statement on the fifteenth anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act taking effect.
“For fifteen years, the Family and Medical Leave Act has helped millions of Americans balance the demands of work and family. It has given loved ones the ability to care for a sick child, an aging parent or an ailing spouse when they needed it most.
Enacting this law was not only an act of compassion, it was also a practical recognition of the challenges families face and a solution to what for too many was a terrible choice between keeping their job and managing a family crisis. I am proud to have helped bring the promise of FMLA to more families by securing in law its first ever expansion to allow families of wounded military servicemembers to take up to six months of unpaid leave to care for them during their often lengthy and complex rehabilitation.
We should keep building on this progress and that's why I am also working to extend FMLA to flight attendants and pilots, who do not currently qualify. By continuing to recognize and help meet challenges, we can make sure the FMLA continues to serve families for generations to come."
Senator Clinton has long been a leader in efforts to improve workplace flexibility for working families. Together with Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT), she wrote and introduced the Support for Injured Servicemembers Act, which extends unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to six months for the family members of wounded soldiers. This legislation was signed into law earlier this year as part of the FY 2008 Defense Authorization bill, and is the first expansion of the FMLA since it was enacted in 1993. Senator Clinton is also the author of legislation to give families greater flexibility in providing safe, quality child care for their infants, as well as a separate measure, signed into law in 2006, that provides respite services to help support family caregivers. Senator Clinton has also introduced bipartisan legislation to extend the FMLA to flight attendants and pilots, and that legislation passed the House earlier this year.
Source: Senator Hillary Clinton
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