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Tompkins County committee reviews updated DEI policy and research on paid parental leave
Summary
At its Aug. 27 meeting, the Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee discussed the recent legislative approval of an updated county diversity, equity and inclusion policy and ongoing research into two models of parental leave: county-funded fully paid leave and New York State Paid Family Leave.
Tompkins County’s Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee discussed an updated county diversity, equity and inclusion policy and preliminary research into parental leave options at its meeting Wednesday.
The committee heard that the Tompkins County Legislature voted in July to approve an updated Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policy, and the committee’s chief equity and diversity officer recommended reviewing county policies for consistency with applicable federal executive orders and to ensure equity across county documents. Committee members were also briefed on two parental-leave models under consideration: a county-funded, employer-paid parental leave that would provide full pay and New York State’s Paid Family Leave…
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