Over 2.6 million federal employees are not receiving paid leave for family caregiving, medical issues and military deployments. (Max Pixel / Creative Commons)
In 2019, the Senate passed The Federal Employee Paid Leave Act (FEPLA), which permits federal workers up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave due to the birth, adoption or fostering of a child. This moment was “a huge step forward,” said Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), chairwoman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, at a recent hearing. “There were only two countries in the world the United States and Papua New Guinea that did not provide, at that time, paid leave for the birth of a child.”
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The House Oversight and Reform Committee approved a pair of postal reform bills Thursday that are soon headed to the House floor for a vote.
The 2021 Postal Service Reform Act has support from Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and is cosponsored by Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.), Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.), Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) and Government Operations Subcommittee Chairman Gerry Connolly (D-Va.)
Maloney said Thursday that the bipartisan postal reform legislation has been “years in the making,” while Comer said he believes the bill has “a good chance of becoming law.”
The bill now heads to the House Ways and Means Committee and House Energy and Commerce Committee, both of which have jurisdiction over Medicare, for possible amendments before it heads to the House floor for a vote.
Marines may take up to 5 months of leave after giving birth 2 hours ago The Marine Corps is encouraging commanders to approve annual leave requests that effectively would extend leave for new parents by up to 60 days. (Lance Cpl. Quince Bisard/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps is encouraging commanders to approve annual leave requests that effectively would extend leave for new parents by up to 60 days, according to an administrative message posted Tuesday. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger has long championed the idea of a yearlong leave of absence for new parents, noting in the summer of 2019 that the Marine Corps leave policy had not kept up with society.
Is Paid Parental Leave Finally Coming To The U.S.? Published: Apr 19, 2021, 7:00am Editorial Note: Forbes may earn a commission on sales made from partner links on this page, but that doesn t affect our editors opinions or evaluations.
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The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that does not guarantee paid parental leave and most of those who qualify for the standard unpaid leave don’t use it because they can’t afford to.
Parental leave is a crucial part of the social safety net that ensures your job is protected when you have to take time off to give birth to or care for a child. The national mandate for unpaid parental leave in the U.S. also covers workers’ time off to tend to a serious injury, whether it’s theirs or a family member’s.