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The Covid-19 pandemic brought into focus how caregiving needs can hinder employees’ ability to perform their jobs effectively, and provider shortages, coupled with rising costs, have continued to hinder workforce participation in recent years. Absent meaningful federal legislation to better support these workers, more HR leaders in the private sector are stepping up by expanding their paid leave policies and subsidizing care.
The Kamala Harris and Donald Trump campaigns offer differing visions of what enhanced support for employees with caregiving duties could look like. If a Harris-Walz White House is successful at carrying out its promises to implement a paid family