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Senators press department on proposal to expand paid family leave for state employees
Summary
Lawmakers questioned whether increasing paid bonding leave from 85% toward full salary for state employees would discourage returns to work; the commissioner said the policy applies to state employees and the $10 million initial appropriation is standard for a first-year opt-in program.
Senators asked the Department of Labor whether the governor's proposal to increase paid bonding leave for state employees — effectively making up the difference between existing benefits (85% of salary) and full pay — could create an incentive for employees to extend leave rather than return to work.
"Because that's just for state employees," Commissioner Robert Sciro Angelo said, characterizing the proposal as an…
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