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Update: DC Council Passes Paid Family Leave

by Josh Scharff | Dec 22, 2016 | Employment Law, Family Leave

We recently reported that Washington, DC had made significant progress towards passing one of the most generous paid family leave laws in the country. Two days ago, DC took an enormous leap forward when the City Council passed the Universal Paid Leave Act by a 9-4...

Leading by Example: The District of Columbia and the Fight for Paid Family Leave

by Josh Scharff | Nov 29, 2016 | Employment Law, Family Leave

The District of Columbia is one step closer to passing one of the most generous paid family leave laws in the country, the most-recent version of which includes up to eleven weeks for the birth or adoption of a child. The full draft of the Universal Paid Leave Act is...

Putting Your Benefits where Your Mouth Is: Chicago Catholic Archdiocese’s Paid Parental Leave Plan Serves as a Model for Religious Institutions

by Josh Scharff | Jun 17, 2016 | Clergy Employment Issues, Family Leave

Yesterday, NPR’s Cheryl Corley reported that Chicago’s Catholic Archdiocese will offer 12 weeks of paid parental leave to its employees beginning on July 1. The Chicago Archdiocese employs approximately 15,000 employees and is the third largest archdiocese in the...