At SHRM’s 2019 Annual Conference & Exposition, I got to sit down with paid family leave expert Breanna Scott, CSPO and Director of Business Relations at The Standard. We discussed the state of paid family leave today and what it will look like in 2020.
Stalling Progress
Scott told me that the major roadblock for passing paid family leave legislation stems from a funding issue. “There are a lot of different opinions about how this benefit should be funded,” says Scott, adding that different approaches to such funding can be partisan, which can lead to standstill on various bills nationwide. When asked if that was likely to change, Scott said, “I think the 2020 election cycle is going to be very telling” and will largely determine the immediate path toward what paid family leave will look like soon.
