Thu Dec 06, 2007 at 01:45:53 PM EST
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| The following is a letter to the editor that appeared in the Dec 6 issue of the Bergen Record from Bergen CLC President Charlie Mattson regarding Paid Family Leave Insurance.
Misinformation on family leave
Regarding "Business community shunning family leave deal" (Business, Page B-1, Nov. 28):
The misinformation by the business community on paid family leave is astounding. This bill does not give workers any extra rights or privileges; it only adds a financial component to an already existing law. The Family and Medical Leave Act states that a covered employer must grant an eligible employee up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave to care for a sick loved one, a newborn child or a newly adopted child. |
| Bergen County AFL-CIO :: Letter to Editor from Bergen AFL-CIO President on Paid Family Leave |
| The paid family leave bill will amend state temporary disability insurance so a worker can take up to 10 weeks off with a supplemental income that will cost businesses no money at all. The paid leave will be funded by a payroll deduction from employees, not employers.
The passage of this bill will allow people not to have to make the choice between caring for their family and paying their mortgage. This bill is not only logical, it is also essential for any civil society that honors basic human and worker rights.
Charles Mattson
Paramus, Nov. 30
The writer is president of the Bergen County Central Trades & Labor Council, AFL-CIO. |
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