NASE Advocacy Efforts

NASE Joins Diverse Small Business Group in Supporting the Bipartisan House Paid Leave Working Group

The NASE joined a diverse group of small business orientated organizations, including Etsy, Eventbrite, Patreon, Pinterest, along with, the USHCC, WIPP, NAWBO, in supporting the bipartisan House paid leave working group. 

From the letter, "paid leave is a critical workforce and competitiveness issue. Like this group, the entrepreneurs and business communities we represent are of varying backgrounds and unique makeups from across the country. America’s small businesses employ nearly half the country’s workers with self-employed business owners making up 81% of these businesses. They are a critical element to the economic vitality of communities across America. We know the ability to secure paid leave for self-employed business owners or the ability to offer paid leave to employees is important for small businesses to compete with larger employers. This is especially true in a tight labor market where policies like paid leave help to attract the talent needed to grow a business."

We look forward to supporting the working group as it identifies solutions to paid leave for the smallest of businesses. 

Small Business Ecosystem Group Letter on Bipartisan Paid Leave Working Group