paid family leave
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Community Forum: Vermont needs paid family leave
As we strive to build a state that works for everyone, it’s a harsh reality that almost 75% of Vermont workers lack access to paid family and medical…
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Vermont Senate OKs childcare funding
With little debate and by a 24-6 vote, the Vermont Senate gave preliminary approval on Thursday, March 30, to a bill that would inject $150 million a year…
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Letter to the editor: Single mom explains need for Family Leave Act
I am a working-class mother of a 9-year-old child here in Ripton, Vt. This last year I struggled with a severe medical condition that required intensive ongoing treatment.
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Paid family leave seen as draw for workers
It’s a new biennium, but a return to a familiar battle for Rep. Robin Scheu.
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Scott signs pact for family leave
Three years after Gov. Phil Scott first signed a contract with state employees that would provide them with paid family and medical leave and anchor a voluntary program…
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Editorial: Is Scott’s paid family leave plan business friendly?
Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s announcement to launch a paid leave program for state employees is a cynical, political move that has sparked deserved criticism.
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Inconsistencies in leave policies put employees at risk
Without a comprehensive, statewide universal paid leave policy, inconsistencies in policies among different Vermont employers leave employees to advocate for themselves. In Vermont, activists and state representatives said…
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Legislators: Vetoes hurt Vermont affordability
MIDDLEBURY — Local lawmakers on Monday warned that Gov. Phil Scott’s recent veto of bills aimed at increasing the minimum wage and creating a paid family leave program…
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Robin Scheu: Dems support paid family leave
Democrats have long been the champions of working families, women and children. We believe in a Vermont where our families and communities can thrive and where the Vermont…