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Paid Parental Leave Clears Congress, but Wait Lies Ahead

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The Senate has joined the House in approving a defense spending bill (S-1790) that would allow federal employees to use up to the entire 12 weeks per 12 month entitlement of leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act as paid parental leave. However, under the bill — which President Trump has said he will sign — the new benefit will begin with births, adoptions or foster placements after September 30, 2020. For the meantime, employees still would have to use unpaid leave under the FMLA for...

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