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Obama did an EO granting paid leave for Federal Employees to strengthen middle class families. it was criticized.
Obama then encouraged states and municipalities to do the same for their employees. Some did. Most have not.
Both 2016 nominees are courting Bernie's base
No mention if the intent is for FTE or all employees.
Congress would need to approve.
Sounds like a bargaining chip to be attached to something unrelated to paid leave.
Sounds like he could be pandering to women for their vote, or he actually is in favor of this, or this is just another empty promise, or some combination thereof. I just find it interesting because conservatives usually oppose policies like this, not that I consider Trump to be conservative, but some of his supporters are on the record saying that Trump is conservative.
Most companies I worked in (ok only 2 companies I have worked in) already has 6 weeks paid leave and another 6 weeks off without pay. I thought this was the standard
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has proposed guaranteeing 12 weeks of paid family leave.
The United States
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shares the spotlight with Papua New Guinea, Swaziland, Liberia and Lesotho as one of the only countries in the world that doesn’t mandate some type of paid maternity leave for new mothers
Most companies I worked in (ok only 2 companies I have worked in) already has 6 weeks paid leave and another 6 weeks off without pay. I thought this was the standard
The FMLA mandates up to 12 weeks of leave, but there is no requirement that it be paid leave. As far as what companies offer - idk, I'm not a woman, so I never asked and maternity leave was never advertised.
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