Archive for June, 2008

President to Veto New Parental Maternity Law

Friday, June 20th, 2008

These days, there aren’t a lot of bipartisan votes in the House but in an overwhelming show of support, the House voted 278-146 to pass H.R. 5781 which would provide 4 weeks of paid leave for parents for the birth or adoption of a child. The proposed law would also allow parents to use accrued […]

Lack of Protection Under the U.S. Family and Medical Leave Act

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Recently, I read some articles on the United States Family and Medical Leave Act which made me question exactly how much protection does the federal laws afford to new moms and dads. Federal laws allow new moms and dads 12 weeks of unpaid time off. However, only 40 percent of non-government employees are granted protection […]