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Springdale council tables proposed parental-leave addition for redrafting
Summary
The council paused action on a proposed personnel-policy addition that would grant three weeks of paid parental leave, asking staff to reword eligibility language and return the item for further review.
Springdale Town Council on April 9 tabled a proposed addition to the town personnel policy that would provide three weeks of paid parental leave, directing staff to revise the eligibility language and return the item to the council next month.
The proposal would have added a three-week paid benefit to run concurrent with Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave. Councilmember Pat Campbell, who led the discussion, asked whether the town’s draft would allow the three weeks to be taken…
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