Proposals to establish a national paid family leave program have gained momentum recently. President Trump even called for a plan in his State of the Union address. Yet past proposals have failed to square the circle of mandating paid family leave for workers without imposing substantial costs on businesses or the federal government. Fortunately, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., has authored a bill based on a proposal by the Independent Women’s Forum that appears to do just that. While concrete details still need to be hammered out, the idea provides taxpayers with reason to be cautiously optimistic that a fiscally responsible paid family leave solution could be on the horizon.
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