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  • The women who follow Palin will fight against Roe, but they aren't generally lobbying for day care or family-leave policies.

    Saint Sarah 2010

  • Also, some employers simply fire workers if they miss too many days, assuming they aren't covered by any state or federal family-leave laws.

    Mandated Paid Sick Leave; 2009

  • For example, for illnesses qualifying as a "serious health condition" under federal family-leave law, covered workers may take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave.

    Getting Penalized for Sick Days 2009

  • Participants say that suggestions included: improving education about use of contraception; better access to emergency contraception (which can be used after sex); improving education about sex, relationships and the "sacredness of sex"; stamping out employment discrimination against pregnant women; improving family-leave policies; and encouraging adoption.

    White House Begins Effort to Bridge the Divide on Abortion 2009

  • It guarantees that Bush will veto family-leave legislation, anathema to the right.

    Buchanan: Thunder On The Right 2008

  • By Rebeldad Brian Reid The family-leave policies of the United States are generally the stock evidence used to demonstrate that we remain hopelessly behind the rest of the developed world in work-life policies, but thinking only about paid leave is actually a pretty crude yardstick to measure whether the federal government is really committed to policies that make work-life balance a reality.

    The U.S.: A Balance Laggard, No Matter How You Cut It 2008

  • Horowitz says White House aides worked with him on the flick, which highlights the family-leave law, one of Clinton's pet policies, but "Les had never had the president of the United States pitch a movie to him before."

    Big Pitch 2008

  • In a Rose Garden ceremony heavy with symbolism, Clinton signed a family-leave bill that had twice been vetoed by George Bush.

    Facing The Economy: There's No Safe Haven 2008

  • A majority of GOP women support the family-leave bill, while their male counterparts vote against it.

    Congress: The Ultimate Men's Club 2008

  • Clinton recently asked for the names of the 22 Democrats who dissented on the new family-leave bill.

    Where Are The Bone-Crushers? 2008

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