More Leave For Families Of Wounded Soldiers
August 3, 2007, 9:29pm
Family members of wounded veterans would be eligible for benefits under the Family and Medical Leave Act for six months under language co-authored by Sens. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., and Christopher Dodd, D-Conn. The proposal has the support of both Democratic and Republican senators.
“Imagine if your husband or wife, or your son or your daughter, had been injured,” Clinton said on the Senate floor. “You’d want to be with them and want to take care of them. But you wouldn’t want to lose your job in the process. It’s not a choice that military families should take.”
Categories: Military, New York, Connecticut, Labor, Sen. Hillary Clinton, Sen. Christopher Dodd
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