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Peoria County discussion continues over expanding paid parental leave; highway contract includes two weeks
Summary
Peoria County board heard public comment urging expansion of a proposed two-week paid parental leave benefit to six weeks; county members said the agenda item before the board applies only to the Highway Department contract and a countywide policy will be considered by committee in August.
At a Peoria County Board meeting, a public health official urged county leaders to expand a proposed two-week paid parental leave benefit to six weeks, citing health and family stability research and childcare practices. Michelle Compton, child and family health program coordinator at the Peoria City/County Health Department, and Gretchen Pearsall spoke in support of expanding the policy. The speakers told the board that extended leave is linked to better maternal recovery, higher breastfeeding success, and improved mental-health outcomes. “Six weeks is the standard time that an obstetrician asks new mothers…
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