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DC considering 16 weeks paid leave for parents, caregivers

By Associated Press
Published: October 6, 2015, 10:28am

WASHINGTON — New D.C. Council legislation would give workers 16 weeks of paid leave in circumstances ranging from the birth of a child to caring for a dying parent.

Legislation being introduced Tuesday would allow almost all D.C. employees to use the time to bond with an infant or adopted child, to recover from an illness, to recuperate from a military deployment or to care for an ill family member.

A fund created by a new tax on employers would pay for the benefit. Workers earning up to $52,000 a year would get 100 percent of pay. Higher earners could get $1,000 weekly plus 50 percent of additional income up to a maximum of $3,000.

The legislation would more than double the length of any paid-leave program in the country.

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