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Advocates of paid family leave said the cost would be much lower.

With enactment of the paid family leave bill, these workers would get some financial protection.

At the state level, California was the first state to offer paid family leave benefits for its workers.

Most major industrial countries have far more rigorous laws, requiring paid family leave.

Women's groups are also promoting paid family leave and paid sick time.

Except for the United States, just about every industrialized nation offers some sort of paid family leave.

His aides often use the term "family care benefit" instead of paid family leave.

First, stronger government programs to encourage paid family leave and more flexible hours will enable women to maintain long-term careers.

It also advocated for legally-mandated paid family leave, health care reform and a raise in the minimum wage.

As of mid-2008, the only other states that had passed laws to offer paid family leave benefits were Washington and New Jersey.

There is some evidence that paid family leave requirements in Germany and Sweden have undermined women's opportunities.

Nearly alone among the advanced industrial democracies, the United States lacks universal child care and paid family leave.

This year, he talked earnestly about a bill he is sponsoring that would establish paid family leave.

According to Motherhood Manifesto, paid family leave will help out the company by saving money on training and recruitment.

Traditionally, many conservatives have opposed paid family leave, but there is a sign that this mindset is beginning to change.

The Senate Labor Committee will hold a hearing on Tuesday about paid family leave.

While the law entitles men to paid family leave, few take it, fearing it will cripple their careers.

"We've led America in a host of areas, including the first state to combat global warming, the first state to permit paid family leave.

"I'm keeping an open mind on paid family leave," Mr. Roberts said in a statement Thursday.

Gov. Jon Corzine has expressed support for the concept of paid family leave, although not specifically for this bill.

"We're the only country on the planet that doesn't have some kind of national commitment to early childhood education or to paid family leave," said Ms. Mitchell.

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Gov. Gray Davis of California signed a bill establishing paid family leave for a family emergency or to care for a new child.

Her top legislative priorities are equitable and excellent education, universal and affordable health care, jobs with decent wages and benefits, and paid family leave.

Senators Christopher Dodd and Ted Kennedy have gestured toward legislation on paid family leave and guaranteed sick leave.