Paid family and medical leave has been a topic of discussion and near the top of the wish list of employee advocates since the passage of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) in 1993. Paid leave has had the support of numerous Democratic presidential candidates and many Democratic members of Congress. It has consistently been part of the Democratic Party’s platform in presidential elections. In recent years it has begun to garner support from Republican officeholders as well. As a Republican presidential primary candidate, Donald Trump called for a national paid family leave plan. In addition, a number of high-profile Republican members of Congress have demonstrated support for paid family and medical leave to varying degrees over the past year or so.