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Gov. Ferguson signs law letting state employees use shared leave for immigration proceedings and hate-crime victimization
Summary
Gov. Ferguson signed House Bill 2411, which allows state employees who are absent for immigration proceedings or victimized by hate crimes to access the state's shared leave program so coworkers can donate leave and preserve paychecks during such disruptions.
Gov. Ferguson signed House Bill 2411 into law, expanding Washington’s shared leave program so state employees absent for immigration proceedings or who are victims of hate crimes can receive donated leave from colleagues.
The governor framed the bill as preventing workers from having to ‘‘choose between your job and your safety’’ in…
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