Jeffery M. Leving: Chicago is doing something the US should do: Provide paid parental leave for both parents

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Jeffery M. Leving: Chicago is doing something the US should do: Provide paid parental leave for both parents
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Under Chicago’s policy, a city employee is eligible if the person has been working for the city for at least a year before taking the leave and has worked at least 1,250 hours during those 12 months.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot before delivering her 2023 budget speech to the City Council on Oct. 3, 2022.

The new policy evolved from contract talks between the city and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, according to news reports. Unfortunately, as the bill proceeded through Congress, more and more of provisions were stripped from it, including paid parental leave. This is an international embarrassment.

In my law practice, I represent struggling clients who are not guaranteed time off when a child is born. This is neither fair nor just.

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