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The Four-Day Work WeekâSaving Energy at the Expense of Children?
Just before the Fourth of July holiday weekend, the State of Utah announced that beginning August 4, its state employees will switch to four ten-hour day work weeks in an effort to reduce state energy costs and reduce the cost of commuting for its employees. Other counties and municipalities have proposed similar fixes for soaring energy costs.
Paid Family Leave: A Giant Baby Step for the U.S.
On June 20, 2008, by a vote of 278-146, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5781, the Family Leave and Medical Insurance Act, which would grant federal workers up to twelve weeks of paid leave. The tantalizing taste of victory may make you want to start dancing in the street. Yet, in a Simon-Says like dichotomy, the passage of this bill in the House is at once a giant step and a baby step.
Paid Family Leave: A Giant Baby Step for the U.S.?
On June 20, 2008, by a vote of 278-146, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5781, the Family Leave and Medical Insurance Act, which would grant federal workers up to twelve weeks of paid leave. The tantalizing taste of victory may make you want to start dancing in the street. Yet, in a Simon-Says like dichotomy, the passage of this bill in the House is at once a giant step and a baby step.
Paid Family Leave: A Giant Baby Step for the U.S.?
On June 20, 2008, by a vote of 278-146, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5781, the Family Leave and Medical Insurance Act, which would grant federal workers up to twelve weeks of paid leave. The tantalizing taste of victory may make you want to start dancing in the street. Yet, in a Simon-Says like dichotomy, the passage of this bill in the House is at once a giant step and a baby step.
Paid Family Leave: A Giant Baby Step for the U.S.?
On June 20, 2008, by a vote of 278-146, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5781, the Family Leave and Medical Insurance Act, which would grant federal workers up to twelve weeks of paid leave. The tantalizing taste of victory may make you want to start dancing in the street. Yet, in a Simon-Says like dichotomy, the passage of this bill in the House is at once a giant step and a baby step.
Paid Family Leave: A Giant Baby Step for the U.S.?
On June 20, 2008, by a vote of 278-146, the United States House of Representatives passed H.R. 5781, the Family Leave and Medical Insurance Act, which would grant federal workers up to twelve weeks of paid leave. The tantalizing taste of victory may make you want to start dancing in the street. Yet, in a Simon-Says like dichotomy, the passage of this bill in the House is at once a giant step and a major baby step.
