Highlights
- Senator Louis Blessing III (R-Colerain Township) and Senator Beth Liston (D-Dublin) have proposed bipartisan legislation to provide paid leave for all Ohio workers.
- The bill would provide paid leave for full-time and part-time employees in verified caregiving situations, including support for a family member with a serious illness or end-of-life care, birth, adoption or foster placement, or recovery from a serious health condition.
- Approximately 77% of Ohio workers, nearly 4.5 million people, do not have access to paid family leave through their current employers.
- Similar to statewide unemployment insurance, the program will be funded by a small payroll contribution split between employees and employers.
Press Release
Ohio Senate, House Introduce Paid Leave Legislation
COLUMBUS, Ohio — (press release copy goes here)