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Peoria adopts two-week paid parental leave for city employees; council says policy is budget neutral
Summary
City Council unanimously approved an ordinance creating a two-week paid parental leave policy for eligible municipal employees; staff said the change is budget neutral within the approved spending plan.
The Peoria City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted an ordinance establishing a two-week paid parental leave policy for eligible city employees.
The policy provides two weeks of paid leave to eligible employees following birth, adoption or foster placement and applies equally to birthing and non-birthing parents, adoptive parents and foster parents, the city's human resources director told the council. Human Resources Director Hopkins said the policy was designed to reduce stress, support recovery for birthing…
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