Paid Leave for All Kansans – Working People Need Access to Paid Leave

Supporting Our Families and Economy Through Paid Leave for Working Kansans

About

Nothing is more important to Kansans than family. Bonding with a new child, caring for a sick partner or aging parent, or taking leave to recover from a personal illness or surgery—these are some of life’s most significant moments. Every Kansan will need time to care for a loved one, a child, or even their own health at some point in their lives. Despite this universal need, most Kansans don’t have access to paid family and medical leave. Working people lack the stability paid leave would provide in their most desperate moments.

The Coalition

The Paid Leave for All Kansans coalition is a broad network of businesses, organizations, advocates, and leaders who believe that our families and workers will be more independent and our state more prosperous when we invest in paid leave.

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Our Priorities

No one should be forced to choose between their job and their health or the needs of their family. Yet, every day, Kansans face these difficult decisions. The Paid Leave for All Kansans Coalition is working together on a common sense solution that supports families at critical moments in their lives and strengthens workers and businesses. Our coalition will share the health, workforce, and economic benefits of paid family leave and Kansans’ personal experiences with policymakers, leaders, and Kansans across the state.

Why a Honeybee?

Not only is the honey bee the state insect of Kansas, it also is a symbol of perseverance, collaboration, and community. It highlights the importance of helping one another to support families and strengthen our communities. The Paid Leave for All Kansans coalition embraces these same values.

Paid Leave Needed in Kansas

According to a report by the National Partnership for Women & Families, most working Kansans lack paid family leave, which worsens economic and caregiving challenges across the state, impacting families, public health, and the economy.

79%

of Kansans—about 1,202,000 workers—do not have paid family and medical leave through their jobs.

62%

of Kansans are unable to access unpaid leave through the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.

Share Your Story

Do you have a story about how having access to paid family and medical leave helped you? Or how you were unable to take paid leave when you needed? Tell us your story so that we may share to others why paid leave is important.

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