Call for paid family leave has reached the state and national levels
Monday, September 19, 2016
The call for paid family leave has grown louder in recent months, thanks to the upcoming presidential election. While the federal Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in a year to care for a newborn, adopted or foster child, according to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), only 12 percent of U.S. private sector workers have access to paid family leave through their employer.
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