FMLA

Bush Says New Moms and Their Babies Cost Too Much

PunditMom — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:42:04 -0400

When it was time to travel to China to bring home our little PunditBaby, I was working at a large government agency in a pretty senior position.

What Every New Parent Needs To Know About Family Leave

Elisa Batista — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:10:59 -0500

Cookie magazine laid out all the federal and state protections for parents who must take leave for a new baby. Admittedly, it isn’t much, but it is something every new parent should know:

"Family and Medical Leave Act

Moms' Voices needed to support the Family Medical Leave Act

Mojo Mom -- Amy Tiemann — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 09:29:14 -0500

Buried on page 10 of my morning newspaper was a brief article stating that the Labor Department is seeking public comment about the Family and Medical Leave Act, the federal law that grants eligible workers up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to care for a newborn or sick family member, or because the worker herself has a serious health condition.

My MomsRising radar was immediately activated! It is not immediately clear what the Bush administration has planned, but we should create an action to support the FMLA. As one of two main federal laws that grants any kind of family and medical leave, we need to speak up to support not only the FMLA but to insist on even stronger family leave laws.