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House labor committee hears agency concerns and support for Senate Bill 87 on extended leave for newborns with 'diversidad funcional'
Summary
At a hearing before the House of Representatives' Commission on Labor and Labor Relations, officials urged clearer definitions and harmonization with existing law for Senate Bill 87, which would extend parental leave when a newborn is diagnosed with a functional diversity condition.
Ángel Peña Ramírez, presidente Protempore of the House Commission on Labor and Labor Relations, opened a committee hearing on Senate Bill 87 and invited agency testimony on the bill that would extend parental leave when a newborn is diagnosed with a condition described in the measure as "diversidad funcional."
The Department of Labor and Human Resources (Departamento del Trabajo y Recursos Humanos, DTRH), represented at the hearing by Reinaldo Santiago González, urged the committee to include clear criteria and definitions in the bill to determine when a newborn qualifies as having a "diversidad funcional." "La Ley Orgánica del Departamento del Trabajo establece que la secretaria del trabajo tiene el deber ministerial de promover el bienestar de los trabajadores y mejorar mejorar sus condiciones de vida," Santiago González said while explaining the department's focus on ensuring the bill is administrable across public and private employment sectors.
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