Under pressure from the White House and business groups, House Democrats agreed to further water down paid sick and family leave provisions in the coronavirus emergency bill currently awaiting a Senate vote. Democrats had already vastly scaled back their proposals for paid sick leave and paid family leave. Paid family leave would only be available to parents who are home with kids due to school closure. “Politicians like to talk a good game about providing paid sick days to everyone, including Trump,” said Vicki Shabo, a senior fellow and paid leave expert at New America. Trump touted the bill’s paid sick leave provisions on Tuesday in an update about the pandemic.

Source: Huffington Post March 17, 2020 16:30 UTC