U.S. Paid Leave Debate Exposes Deep Divisions Over Safety Net
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Others stressed that paid leave is not only about new parents. Elyse Shaw of the Center for Law and Social Policy said only about a quarter of leave taken under existing law is for parental reasons, while most is for medical needs or caring for a seriously ill family member. She said roughly 106 million private-sector workers lack employer-provided paid family leave and criticized a House proposal, H.R. 3089, arguing that it is a grant program rather than a true paid leave mandate and offers no job protection.
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