House Vote: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave
Summary: Gives four weeks paid parental leave to federal employees
Result: Bill Passed
A vote for the bill was counted as a + vote (in line with LCCR's position)
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Bill Name: Federal Employees Paid Parental Leave Act of 2008
Bill Number: H.R. 5781
Issue: Labor/Working Families
Date: 06/19/08
Roll Call No. 428
Under this bill, four of the 12 weeks of annual parental leave given to federal employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) would be paid leave. The bill also allowed federal employees the right to use up to eight weeks of accrued sick leave to care for a new child.
LCCR supports paid parental leave because it assists working people and women in particular by enabling them to take the time necessary to care for their newborns and newly-adopted children, which is critical to the children's health and well-being, without having to worry about their paycheck.
As more mothers have entered the paid labor force for their family's economic well-being, increasing their labor force participation rate from 47 to 72 percent between 1975 and 2006, access to paid parental leave has become a necessity for today's working families.
Result: The House passed H.R. 5781 (278-146).
