The House of Representatives voted yes to giving federal employees 4 weeks of paid family leave: 277 Ayes and 146 Nays (10 not voting). Perhaps this represents one small step towards paid family leave for all American families. We hope so.
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You can listen to two US Reps speak about the bill here during the floor vote: http://www.speaker.gov/blog/?p=1392. Interesting that the bill is for 4 weeks of full paid leave, but leaves room for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to extend it to 8. Interesting strategy!!
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