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Wudi@feddit.uk to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 28 days ago

Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers

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Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers

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Wudi@feddit.uk to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 28 days ago
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Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers • Virginia Mercury
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Virginia’s new law permits workers in companies with 10 or more employees to tap into a program to receive up to 80% of their pay while on leave. Though it will entail some initial state funding to set up, eventually the program would be jointly funded as most employers and employees pay into it over time.
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    Meaningful. A real win, hard fought. Well done.

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    I wonder if Spanberger is going to veto this, too. She already vetoed the bargaining rights that she ran on.

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    Sounds like a decent plan. Wonder how long it will take the GOP to cancel it

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    Have you seen a map recently? Virginia is not a southern state lol

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