Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act” The issue is that we, as a country, will finally put our money where our mouth is when it comes to of the foundation of our civilized society: the American family. And to be more precise, the wage earners of these families. Our country is the most beautiful, generous, just and egalitarian place on earth. However, it is the only developed country that still does not offer its workers PAID leave to care for newborns (or legally adopted or placed children) or its seriously ill (elderly) patients. The question is, will we help those who need FINANCIAL support as they care for THEIR family members who are too young or ill to care for themselves? Or are we not? Enter “Family and Medical Insurance Leave Act” or “Family Law.” He offers to help. And at a very low cost, and for the betterment of both family and business. The need for this law becomes more evident every year. Next we'll look at how big this problem is and who is affected. The clear answers are "huge" and "almost all". Most working-wage families in this country are stretched thin. The shrinking of union jobs, full-time jobs drying up in place of part-time jobs, benefits being slashed to almost nothing. The fact that only one in ten American workers have paid leave through their employer to cover the above shows how imperative this law is. This paid act proposes that a worker could receive up to three months (two-thirds of) his or her pay, a stipend for states to start similar programs, and money for analysis of them. Additionally, fewer than half of our workers even benefit from the UNpaid family leave law in effect now. It keeps a person's job, but with no income, how can they be expected to pay the regular Gilbert 2 bills, let alone the additional expenses of a new child or sick relative? The most interesting thing about this law is that it aims to cover ALL workers, young and old, full-time and part-time, and ALL businesses, large and small. But perhaps the best thing is that we won't suffer (yet another) huge tax increase, rather, this leave will be paid for through payroll deductions which on average are a pittance.