SOME STATES ARE BETTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES THAN OTHERS … AND NEW MEXICO ISN'T ONE OF THEM. THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR WOMAN AND FAMILIES LAST WEEK RELEASED ITS ANALYSIS OF STATES IN ADVANCE OF THE PRESIDENT'S FAMILY SUMMIT MONDAY.
SARAH FLEISH-FINK WITH THE PARTNERSHIP TELLS US NEW MEXICO EARNED A D-MINUS, BASED ON ITS POLICIES THAT AFFECT FAMILIES. FLEISH-FINK SAYS 14 OTHER STATES GOT GRADES IN THE D-RANGE … AND 17 STATES FAILED. THE STATE WITH THE HIGHEST GRADE WAS CALIFORNIA WITH AN A-MINUS.
STATES WITH LOW TO FAILING GRADES LACKED POLICIES THAT SUPPORT WORKING FAMILIES … LIKE PAID SICK LEAVE SO A PARENT CAN TAKE A DAY OFF WHEN A CHILD IS SICK … OR PAID FAMILY OR MEDICAL LEAVE. CALIFORNIA RECEIVED THE HIGHEST GRADE OF A-MINUS.
