Paid leave law for working families

Paid leave law for working families

A federal bill introduced by Senators Chris Dodd, of Connecticut, and Ted Stevens, of Arkansas, would give parents time off to care for a new child. The Family Leave Insurance Act of 2007 would provide workers with eight weeks paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child, and would supplement the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which requires businesses to provide employees with up to 12 weeks unpaid leave.