parental leave

Kamala Harris Announces Ambitious 6-Month Paid Family Leave Plan

Advocates hope this will finally get candidates talking about a key economic and health policy.
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Federal Workers Are On The Verge Of Getting Paid Family Leave

A majority of senators actually want to give the nation's largest workforce this very crucial benefit.
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New Zealand House Speaker Babysits Colleague's Newborn During Parliament Debate

Trevor Mallard, the speaker of New Zealand’s House of Representatives, helped cradle and bottle-feed a colleague's baby during a Wednesday debate.
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Alexis Ohanian Writes Emotional Essay On Why Men Need Paternity Leave

The Reddit co-founder shared on NYT Parenting about the complications his wife, Serena Williams, experienced when giving birth to their daughter, Olympia, in 2017.
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I Changed Jobs While Pregnant, And It Exposed A Huge Issue With Family Leave

Parental leave is the only benefit that isn’t available upon hire or soon afterward.
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Oregon Just Passed The Best Family Leave Law In The U.S.

The state’s benefits are extraordinary, particularly for low-wage workers.
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Big Bank Settles Claims That It Discriminated Against Men

JPMorgan Chase agreed to pay $5 million in a case alleging that its parental leave policy was unfair to dads.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: If Congress Gets 3 Months' Parental Leave, So Should Everyone

The freshman lawmaker emphasized that her ”‘unusual" leave policy applies to both mothers AND fathers on her staff.
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Sexism Is Keeping An Important Progressive Policy Off The Front Page

Finally, the U.S. has a real shot at passing paid family leave, but pie-in-the sky ideas are taking up all the oxygen.
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Mitt Romney Joins Push For Terrible Family Leave Bill

He and Marco Rubio laid out the latest GOP effort to attract women with a plan that undercuts Social Security.
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