Donald & Ivanka Trump’s campaign promised the following:
PROPOSAL: The Trump plan will guarantee six weeks of paid
maternity leave by amending the existing unemployment insurance (UI) that
companies are required to carry. The benefit would apply only when employers
don't offer paid maternity leave, and would be paid for by offsetting
reductions in the program so that taxes are not raised. This enhancement will
triple the average paid leave received by new mothers.
Source: Donald Trump for President website, here.
This proposal is strikingly at odds with the new labor
secretary, who believes there’s already too much regulation and cost mandated
by the federal government. Here is what Andy Puzder said in a recent Wall
Street Journal article (quoting in red text):
In a statement, Mr. Trump said Mr. Puzder “will fight to make
American workers safer and more prosperous,” and also “save small businesses
from the crushing burdens of unnecessary regulations that are stunting job
growth and suppressing wages.”
The Trump promise would cost employers $1,740 per employee
who takes paid leave (figure assumes pay at minimum wage rate of $7.25/hour).
Compare to the 2016 Obamacare mandate for health insurance
by employers who opt out of paying insurance, according to Cigna: “$2,160 per full-time
employee (minus first 30) applies if one full-time employee receives federal
premium subsidy for marketplace coverage.”
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