The Connecticut Paid Leave Authority

The Paid Leave Podcast

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Paid Leave is a hot topic in our country right now. The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world without a national paid leave policy, and Connecticut is one of only 13 states and the District of Columbia to have a state program in place. Other cities and states are working to join the paid leave movement. The Paid Leave Podcast examines the state of Connecticut's paid leave program and the impact it has on various groups and diverse communities. Radio veteran Nancy Barrow interviews the people who fought to make paid leave a reality in Connecticut, and those who will ultim...

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A CT Politician Gets a Life Saving Organ Donation 25.04.2022 30:11

April is National Donate Life Month. Connecticut residents have applied for both Organ and Bone Marrow donations under CT Paid Leave benefits. As of April 25th, 18 people have applied for organ donation and 4 for bone marrow donation. Host Nany Barrow talks with 4th term Connecticut Representative Jeff Currey, about his own journey to find a lifesaving kidney. Jeff talks about his life openly a...

A Survivor's Story About Domestic Violence 11.04.2022 26:23

In this episode we are talking about one of the qualifying reasons for taking CT Paid Leave. You can receive twelve days of income replacement for family violence also known as domestic violence. My guests are the Executive Director of the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence(CCADV) Meghan Scanlon. The Executive Director of The Network in Enfield Karen Foley O'Connor. And domestic...

The Lieutenant Governor Recognizes the Importance of CT Paid Leave. 25.03.2022 25:18

March is Women's History Month, we celebrate by speaking with the highest ranking female in the state's executive branch, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz. Host Nancy Barrow sat down with the busy Lieutenant Governor and talked about women in government, the need for more women to participate in politics, and how to bridge the gender pay gap. She talked about importance of CT Paid Le...

The Amazing Leadership at the YWCA Hartford Region and Her Support of Paid Leave 14.03.2022 30:08

March is Women's History month. In celebration of that Host Nancy Barrow got a chance to sit down with CT Paid Leave Board Member, and the CEO of the YWCA Hartford Region, Adrienne Cochrane. They talked about how important the CT Paid Leave program is to the community and workers in Connecticut. Adrienne Cochrane talks about how the YWCA has remained solvent and consistent through the pandem...

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont and CT Paid Leave. 21.02.2022 15:10

Host Nancy Barrow talks to Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont about Paid Family and Medical Leave, and why it is good for the state and it's workers. He talked about how this program would have helped some of his own employees in his business. He talked about why he chose to implement the program now and how it makes Connecticut a more family friendly state. He talked about how he wants to be r...

The Rise of CT Paid Leave's CEO Andrea Barton Reeves and How She Built the Program 07.02.2022 47:11

Host Nancy Barrow talks candidly with the CEO of the Connecticut Paid Leave Authority, Andrea Barton Reeves . They discussed how she became the CEO of CT Paid Leave, and the tools she needed to get the program delivered on time and under budget. Helping people was always part of her plan, and that guided her to become the CEO of a start-up state program, that helps people with income replacement...