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Tag Archives: Paid Family Leave

Phil Scott for Vermont

Statement from Gov. Phil Scott on House paid family leave bill

“The House of Representative is considering a bill that, instead of being voluntary, would impose a mandatory and regressive payroll tax on Vermonters, costing an estimated $117 million every year.”

6 days ago March 24, 2023 in Press Release.
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House committee votes for statewide family and medical leave program, cost estimates still in question

Mostly Democrat lawmakers in the House Ways and Means Committee advanced a paid family and medical leave insurance program on Tuesday that is both larger in scope and cost than the program put forth by Republican Gov. Phil Scott.

March 16, 2023 in TNR News.
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Few states give paid leave for domestic or sexual violence. Vermont could become one of them

House Democrats’ latest push for a paid leave bill comes with a new addition: It would provide paid time off for people experiencing sexual or domestic violence. 

February 7, 2023 in TNR News.
Molly Gray

Universal, equitable paid family and medical leave program a Democrat priority at summit

Earlier this month, Lt. Gov. Molly Gray attended and led a legislative summit at the Vermont Statehouse to discuss a “universal” and “equitable” paid family leave program for the state.

December 19, 2022 in TNR News.
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Paul Dame: Scott’s paid leave plan — it’s so good it’s voluntary

This is one way that Republicans can win back the middle. Now state workers know that it was the Republican governor, not the Democrat supermajority, who was the first one to be able to deliver on a plan to give them paid leave.

December 13, 2022 in Commentary.
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Governor announces voluntary paid family and medical leave program

The governor announced Tuesday that the state has hired The Hartford to set up a new Vermont Family and Medical Leave Insurance Plan, which is being pitched as a voluntary paid family and medical leave program to be fully implemented by 2025.

December 7, 2022 in TNR News.
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New Hampshire Executive Council approves $6.16M paid leave contract

The Granite State Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan, a key part of Republican Gov. Chris Sununu’s agenda, will provide qualifying workers with 60% of their average weekly wage for up to six weeks per year. Sununu has billed the new voluntary paid leave law as “the first of its kind” in the nation.

July 6, 2022 in U.S..
Gov. Chris Sununu Facebook

New Hampshire governor charges ‘full steam ahead’ with paid leave program

“A statewide, private-market, truly voluntary paid leave plan does not exist in any other state, and New Hampshire is leading the way,” Sununu said in a statement.

April 3, 2022 in U.S..
U.S. Department of Agriculture

GOP lawmakers want to repeal New Hampshire’s paid leave plan

“While the program was sold as a voluntary private insurance program, it is 100% taxpayer funded for the 11,000 state employees covered by it,” Rep. Andrew Prout, R-Hudson said. “This cost is not guaranteed to stay within the rosy forecasts predicted by its proponents and the taxpayers will be on the hook.”

February 6, 2022 in U.S..
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Small businesses in Vermont face state, national threats

The future of many Vermont small businesses is at risk due to a perfect storm of economic, regulatory and pandemic-related threats. Small business leaders are recommending several steps to support jobs and economic recovery.

February 5, 2021 in TNR News.
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Jon Lynch: A fresh approach to paid family leave

Do we really need yet another big government program sucking hard-earned cash out of our paychecks? Like a fish needs a bicycle!

July 28, 2020 in Commentary.
Metropolitan Transportation Authority of New York

In New York coronavirus fight, Cuomo, legislative leaders back paid leave plan that would create permanent program

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced an agreement with state legislative leaders to establish a paid leave program for workers quarantined during the coronavirus crisis — legislation that would also include a permanent paid leave plan for the state.

March 17, 2020 in U.S..

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