Local officials are reintroducing a bill to offer paid leave to all employees in the Tri-State Area and across America.
-- made the announcement Wednesday afternoon to coincide with the 30-year anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act, or FMLA.
"We're the only industrialized country without paid leave. It's a drag on our economy. It means that people cannot stay in their jobs when they have these life emergencies," she said."We have paid the price of not having a national paid leave program." The bill would update FMLA, allowing workers of all genders to take paid leave for any life event, including a sickness, caring for a loved one or a new child.
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