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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That means higher wages, affordable childcare, paid family leave, and strong public services—especially for single parents, who too often carry the burden alone.
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Stephanie Psaki, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Provide employees paid family leave, childcare support and flexible scheduling to counteract the motherhood penalty and help caregivers maintain employment.
—Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Alaska, Michigan, and Maine are among the latest states with paid sick or family leave laws on the books.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Currently paid family leave defines family as a child, spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or domestic partner.
—Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
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Stephanie Psaki, Time, 18 Aug. 2025
Provide employees paid family leave, childcare support and flexible scheduling to counteract the motherhood penalty and help caregivers maintain employment.
—Aisha Nyandoro, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Alaska, Michigan, and Maine are among the latest states with paid sick or family leave laws on the books.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Currently paid family leave defines family as a child, spouse, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling or domestic partner.
—Natalia Gottschalk, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for family leave
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“Family leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20leave. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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