Family Leave Advocates Strike Back

by: Jay Lassiter

Tue Dec 11, 2007 at 10:56:56 AM EST

Since Lameduck started, big business has been lying through their caps teeth to try to kill Sen. Sweeney's family medical leave bill.  It's been quite a lobby salvo on their part and frankly it kinda caught me off guard.

Yesterday supporters of the bill --led by New Jersey Citizen Action -- struck back and boy was the statehouse teeming. 

There's still time to save this bill but liberals need to get pissed and make this a priority.

So what's your take on the topic?  Ever take time off to care for a sick parent?  To have a baby?  Is ten weeks enough?  This is an open thread, so fire away.