House passes paid parental leave bill

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=35&sid=1689611

Federal civilian agency employees would join their military colleagues in receiving paid leave for child care.

By Jason Miller
Executive Editor
FederalNewsRadio

The House once again granted civilian agency employees four weeks of paid leave after the birth or adoption of a child or during the initial period of foster care.

Late last night, House lawmakers voted 258 to 154 to pass the Federal Employee Paid Parental Leave Act.

This is the second time in two years the House passed such a bill.

Rep. Carol Maloney (D-N.Y.) says should the bill become law, it would end a 15-year struggle to get civilian agency employees a benefit that 70 out of the top100 companies and 167 countries around the world already provide.

"This Congress doesn't just talk about family values, but values families," says Maloney Thursday during a rally on Capitol Hill with the bill's supporters. "This bill builds on the Family Medical and Leave Act that was passed in 1993."

Should the bill become law, federal civilian agency employees would join their military colleagues in receiving paid leave for child care.

"This bill would bring us inline with major corporations and other industrialized nations," Maloney says.

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[dflprincess]

1. Four weeks paid leave for new parents

sounds like socialism to me. :sarcasm: (Of course in Sweden, they're still shaking their heads at us and thanking God their ancesotrs weren't among those who emigrated.)

I can't wait to hear how the right wing will spin this. They can't scream about this and still claim they're "profamily".