family leave
noun
: a usually unpaid leave of absence for an employee to attend to family concerns (such as a serious illness or the care of an infant)
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Currently paid family leave defines family as a child, spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or domestic partner.
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Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Leftist activists are fighting for childcare funding, reproductive justice, and equitable family leave policies.
—Samantha Mann, Time, 5 June 2025
That’s largely because of staffing shortages, including a recent surge in the amount of leave time employees are using since new state and city family leave policies have become available, said Andrew Dameron, the city’s director of emergency communications.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
This is effectively a $600 per year payment credit per child, acknowledging that supporting a family leaves less income to pay student loans.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
Leftist activists are fighting for childcare funding, reproductive justice, and equitable family leave policies.
—Samantha Mann, Time, 5 June 2025
That’s largely because of staffing shortages, including a recent surge in the amount of leave time employees are using since new state and city family leave policies have become available, said Andrew Dameron, the city’s director of emergency communications.
—Elliott Wenzler, The Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2025
This is effectively a $600 per year payment credit per child, acknowledging that supporting a family leaves less income to pay student loans.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
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“Family leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20leave. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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