Monday, June 29, 2015

DOL Investing Tax Monies to Make the Case for Paid Leave Programs

June 2015
By: James B. Sherman, Esq.

The United States Department of Labor announced that it is making approximately $1.25 million available as grant money for research and analysis of how paid leave programs can be developed and implemented across the country.  The DOL financed study clearly is aimed at making the case for mandating paid leaves of absence.  In fact, a number of state and local governments have already considered or passed legislation requiring employers to provide employees with paid leaves of absence in various circumstances, and the Obama administration has made mandating paid leave a priority.  

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