Join me in supporting Paid Family Leave in New York State As a working dad, an advocate and a New Yorker, I wholeheartedly support this petition forwarded by A Better Balance in support of Paid Family Leave in New York State. Please join me (and the New York Times) in supporting Family Leave in New York. Paid family leave is especially important for dads. Once Quebec added wage replacement to their leave policy, leave by dads skyrocketed. 31% of leaves taken in California are

This Father’s Day, let’s call upon Congress to give dads and their families a truly meaningful present- paid parental leave. Please join me in signing a petition asking our elected representatives to pass the FAMILY Act. We all deserve paternity leave- time to bond and develop as parents. Please support the FAMILY Act I didn’t exactly take a paternity leave. I’m a college professor and my son, Nick, was born three days after my Spring semester ended. Perfect timing (although