Deb Fischer's (R-NEBR) push for paid family leave offers employers tax credit to help cover costs

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/news/nebraska/deb-fischer-s-push-for-paid-family-leave-offers-employers/article_73bf642b-1708-5fb7-80f8-7f88fb43e0d7.html

POSTED: MONDAY, MARCH 28, 2016 12:30 AM | UPDATED: 12:30 AM, MON MAR 28, 2016.
By Joseph Morton World-Herald Bureau

WASHINGTON — snip

Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., has introduced the Strong Families Act along with Sen. Angus King, an independent from Maine. Their proposal would provide a 25 percent nonrefundable tax credit to employers who offer their workers paid family leave.

“By softening the financial blow for employers, particularly those smaller employers who really struggle with this dilemma, we can help lower-wage or nonsalaried employees receive paid time off,” Fischer said in a recent speech at the American Enterprise Institute.

Some advocates, however, say a more aggressive plan is needed. They include Heather Boushey of the Washington Center for Equitable Growth, who participated in a panel discussion following Fischer’s speech.

“Relying on a voluntary tax credit from an employer?” Boushey questioned. “That’s not good enough.”

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