2/10/23

The Importance of Family Leave (March 29th 2021)

An interactive webinar led by A Better Balance's leave expert, in partnership with Allegiant Global Partners.

In this webinar, participants will not only learn about the federally mandated family and medical leave, but also better understand the interaction between federal and state leaves, disability leaves and the importance of providing comprehensive leaves to ensure workers and their families have the support they need to maintain their employment and economic security.

Speaker: Molly Weston Williamson is Director of Paid Leave and Future of Work and Senior Staff Attorney at A Better Balance, where she leads A Better Balance’s advocacy around paid leave laws across the country and directs ABB’s efforts to address the needs of all workers in a changing workforce.

Molly initially joined A Better Balance as a Liman Fellow. Prior to A Better Balance, she clerked for the Hon. Thomas L. Ambro of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. Her academic work has appeared in the Yale Law Journal, the Connecticut Journal of Public Interest Law, and the NYU Journal of Legislation and Public Policy. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa with high honors from Swarthmore College and received her JD from Yale Law School.

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