As expected, the Working Families Party and the Paid Family Leave Coalition were joined by the "Paid Family Leave Stork" at a news conference -- in Sen. Kemp Hannon's district -- to bring a bill mandating paid family leave to a vote.
Hannon's is one of the seats targeted by the WFP, in tandem with Democrats, for takeover on Long Island.
A measure that would mandate 12 weeks of paid leave to care for care of a newborn or sick relative was approved in the Assembly last year, including up to $170 per week from a state fund, to be paid for by a 45-cents-per-week payroll deduction. It died in the GOP-run Senate.
Dan Janison
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BEWARE: THESE PEOPLE DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF BROOKHAVEN. THEY ARE ON THE FRINGE AND ARE RIGHTFULLY SHUNNED BY MANY IN OUR COMMITTEE.
better a commie than a crook
IT IS TIME DEMS DISTANCE OURSELVES FROM WFP PEOPLE AND CONCENTRATE ON OURSELVES.