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CT Paid Leave supports mental-health care and helps small employers retain staff, therapist says
Summary
On the Paid Leave podcast, licensed clinical social worker and small-business owner Samantha El Zate described how Connecticut's paid-leave program provides income replacement for bonding, caregiver and mental-health leave, helps retain employees, and can be used alongside FMLA for job protection.
Samantha El Zate, a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Mindful Transformations LLC, told the Paid Leave podcast that Connecticut's state paid-leave program makes it feasible for small health-care practices to support clinicians and clients without placing untenable financial strain on the business. "CT Paid Leave helps me align with my values as a person and as a therapist who wants to take care of other therapists," El Zate said.
El Zate described multiple ways the program is used in practice: intermittent or reduced-schedule leave to attend therapy appointments, bonding leave after childbirth, and caregiver leave for family or affinity caregivers. She said the employer-side enrollment…
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