New bill would give feds paid parental leave

Federal Times: Sen. Brian Schatz, D.-Hawaii, and Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D.-Md., introduced the Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act on Sept. 15, offering 6 weeks of paid leave to federal employees who are experiencing birth, adoption or foster placement of a child.

“While private companies are beginning to see the benefits of providing paid family leave, America is still the only industrial nation in the world without a program that gives working parents the time off and income they need to care for a new child,” said Schatz, in a statement.

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