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Paid Parental Leave
State: Vermont
Subject: Paid Family Leave
Bill: S. 36
Sponsor: Cummings (D)
Introduced and referred to Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs: 01/16/2013
Summary:
Creates a paid parental leave fund that would provide qualified workers with up to 15 weeks of paid leave, paid at two-thirds of the employee's average weekly wage up to a $500 cap, following the birth or adoption of a child. An employer must continue an employee's benefits during a period of leave and restore the employee to the same or a comparable job upon the employee's return to work. The fund is to be paid for through employee payroll taxes.
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