Kamala Harris Unveils 6-Monthbr Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan Presidential candidate Kamala Harrisbr announced her plan to guarantee every Americanbr worker six months of paid medical and family leave. Kamala Harris, via statement This includes workers who identify as self-br employed or as an independent contractor. Under her plan, workers earning less than $75,000 a yearbr would qualify for full payment during their absence. Higher-wage households would also receivebr pay, but in progressively smaller amounts. The plan would reportedly be funded by unspecifiedbr “general revenues,” income taxes on the top 1br of income earners and new payroll taxes. An estimated $180 million would alsobr be brought in by fining corporations thatbr fail to narrow gender-based pay gaps.