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Legislation aimed at improving the amount of paid leave federal employees are eligible each year took another step forward as Democratic senators introduced companion legislation shortly before Congress left for its August recess.<\/p>\n

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In June, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers introduced the Comprehensive Paid Leave for Federal Employees Act (), a measure that would provide feds with up to 12 weeks each year of paid family leave, to be used to attend to a serious health condition or care for a spouse, child or parent. It also would cover absences needed in connection with a family member\u2019s deployment into active-duty military service, or to help a family member who has been the survivor of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.<\/p>\n

And last month, Sens. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and seven other Democrats introduced their own version of the bill (). That measure also extends 12 weeks per year of paid family leave to federal workers to deal with a health condition or a family member\u2019s health condition and to attend to a family member\u2019s military deployment, but it excises the provision relating to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, our laws are forcing federal workers to make the impossible choice between caring for their families and keeping their jobs,\u201d Schatz said in a statement. \u201cOur bill will provide federal workers with 12 weeks of paid leave, giving them the time they need to take care of their own health and their loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n

Paid family leave and other provisions relating to federal workers has recently been a tougher sell for the Senate side of the U.S. Capitol. In 2019, as lawmakers considered providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave to federal workers each year via the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, the House\u2019s version of the legislation also included family leave, only for the Senate to balk during negotiations between the chambers.<\/p>\n

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Likewise, the House has included a provision blocking President Trump\u2019s anti-union executive orders\u2019 implementation at the Pentagon in both last year\u2019s NDAA and the one currently under consideration. The Senate stripped the provision from their version of the bill last year.<\/p>\n

Despite the more pared-back approach, the Senate\u2019s family leave bill has still attracted the support of several unions and other federal employee associations.<\/p>\n

\u201cExpanding paid family and medical leave ensures federal employees never have to choose between caring for themselves or a loved one and serving the American people,\u201d said Everett Kelley, national president of the American Federation of Government Employees. \u201cThis legislation will strengthen the federal workforce, improve employee retention, and help the government remain a competitive employer for the dedicated public servants our nation depends on.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFederal employees should never have to choose between caring for their loved ones and paying their bills on time,\u201d said National Treasury Employees Union National President Doreen Greenwald. \u201cThe Comprehensive Paid Family Leave Act would provide federal workers with the flexibility and support they need during some of life\u2019s most significant moments. As the federal government works to attract and retain talented public servants, providing comprehensive paid family leave is both the right thing to do and a smart investment in the workforce.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The upper chamber\u2019s version of legislation extending 12 weeks of paid family leave each year to federal workers removes provisions allowing it to be used in connection with helping a family member who has been the victim of sexual assault, domestic violence or stalking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":833,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-834","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"\nBill expanding paid leave for feds is pared back in Senate - Market Relocation Report<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/marketrelocationreport.com\/?p=834\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Bill expanding paid leave for feds is pared back in Senate - 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