David Lerman writes about Senator Webb's new proposed legislation in his dailypress.com article:

Virginia Sen. Jim Webb introduced legislation Monday to give federal employees four weeks of paid leave for the birth or adoption of a child.

Under the Family and Medical Leave Act passed during the Clinton administration, federal workers can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave, but many cannot afford to forgo their pay to take time off.

"The legislation we introduced today is an issue of fairness for the working family," said Webb, a freshman Democrat.

"Paid parental leave will improve recruitment and retention for federal agencies."
Most Fortune 100 companies provide an average of six to eight weeks of paid parental leave, he said.

Virginia is home to more than 100,000 federal workers. Nationwide, there are an estimated 2.7 million federal employees.

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