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Friday, June 20, 2008 --- 76 days ago http://ohmygov.com/blogs/general_news/archive/2008/06/20/house-passes-paid-paren
 Yesterday, the House voted 278-146 to pass H.R. 5781, which would provide four weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child and would allow new parents to use accrued sick leave for an additional eight weeks of leave. Under current law, new parents can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid maternity or paternity leave and are limited to only 13 days of sick leave to care for children. Companion legislation that would align federal parental leave policies with a provision in the fiscal 2009 defense authorization bill was introduced into the Senate by Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) on Monday. Co-sponsor of the House bill, Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA) said that he did not think stand-alone legislation would pass the Senate this late in the session, but with the large bipartisan support in the House, it might be possible to include it in the appropriations process. Unfortunately for the bill's supporters, the White House issued a statement on Monday that indicated that President Bush's advisors would recommend a veto, arguing that the law "would provide a costly, unnecessary new paid leave requirement" and noted that federal employees already have a combined balance of over seven weeks of leave. The White House proposed a short-disability insurance benefit that would allow employees to purchase affordable coverage on a voluntary basis. Bill co-sponsor, Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), said such an option does not stack up to true paid leave bene ... |
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