Will workers increasingly leave the work force if schools stay closed?
Bob Rauch, R.A. Rauch & Associates
YES: School is de facto daycare for many families and for our kids, school is too important to ignore this dilemma. Who will stay at home with the kids in our nanny state? The Families First Act guarantees that parents of school-aged children can take up to 12 weeks of leave at two-thirds of their regular pay, capped at $200 a day, if local schools/daycares are physically closed due to the pandemic. It’ll be used.
Read full San Diego Union Tribune article by Phillip Molnar here.