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Committee advances bill to expand bereavement leave to cover miscarriage, stillbirth and infant loss
Summary
AB 3505, amended and favorably released by the appropriations committee, would broaden bereavement leave to cover loss from miscarriage, stillbirth and infant death. Sponsor and family advocates gave emotional testimony; business groups signaled conditional support after amendments.
The Assembly Appropriations Committee on Sept. 23 favorably released Assembly Bill 3505, which would extend bereavement leave protections to parents who experience miscarriage, stillbirth and other forms of infant loss.
Sponsor Assemblywoman Spate told the committee the measure recognizes “people deserve the time to process their grief,” and said she was inspired…
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