Family and Medical Leave Act Revisited
February 2, 2007 by Angela White, J.D., breastfeeding counselor
Filed under activism, law, pregnancy
Just when I lamented the lack of guaranteed paid maternity leave in the United States, I learned that Democratic Senator Christopher Dodd has introduced a bill to expand the Family and Medical Leave Act to provide six weeks of partial paid leave. The current law, which Senator Dodd introduced 14 years ago, provides for 12 weeks of unpaid leave.
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