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Gretland RPC finance panel recommends four weeks paid parental leave to full board
Summary
The Gretland Regional Planning Commission Executive Finance Committee voted unanimously May 20 to recommend a parental leave policy that would provide four weeks of paid leave, run concurrently with existing leave, and be folded into an upcoming employee handbook update.
On May 20, the Gretland Regional Planning Commission Executive Finance Committee voted unanimously to recommend a new parental leave policy to the full board that would provide four weeks of paid parental leave and then allow employees to continue under existing unpaid leave provisions.
The proposal matters because it would change the commission's existing practice—where employees either use accrued paid time or take unpaid leave—by guaranteeing pay for the first four weeks after a birth or placement. Committee members and staff said the change is intended to align the commission's policy with similar regional planning commissions and to be incorporated into a broader employee…
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