New Paid Safe Leave Resource Available
Today, the Maine Women’s Lobby and partner organizations announce the release of “The Need for Paid Safe Leave & Model Legislative Language.” This new resource is the first product of the safe leave working group, of which our organization is a proud member. The document is a resource for policymakers, advocates, and stakeholders that provides key context for the importance of paid safe leave. It includes model policy language for providing paid safe leave, which can be used directly or adapted to appropriate contexts.
The safe leave working group is made up of state, national, and tribal experts and advocates from across policy spaces, based on the principle that paid, protected leave from work is an essential tool for the safety, agency, and economic security of survivors of all types of violence, including gender-based violence and harassment, family and domestic violence, and sexual violence. The Center for American Progress and Futures Without Violence co-chair the working group.
As conveners of the Maine Paid Leave Coalition, we advocate for strong safe leave policies. We know that these policies are critical in supporting survivor safety and we work closely with our partners at the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault and the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence to advocate for comprehensive paid safe leave policies.
