#family and medical leave act
Schatz, colleagues introduce legislation to provide paid family, medical leave for federal employees
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) led a group of eight senators in introducing the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act, legislation to expand federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and medical leave.
Sen. Schatz Introduces Bill To Provide Family & Medical Paid Leave for Federal Employees
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI) today introduced new legislation to expand federal paid leave to include 12 weeks of family and medical leave.
Legislation Would Provide Parental Leave to Federal Workers
Sen. Schatz said that while private companies across the country are starting to see the benefits of similar practices, the US 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.