New York is first state with paid leave program for prenatal care, Gov. Hochul says New York state is the first in the nation to offer fully paid leave for prenatal care. Employees can receive 20 hours of paid sick leave in addition to their existing sick leave. 05/2/2024 - 10:36 am | View Link
Capitol Report: Debate over expanding paid sick leave in Connecticut NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Tom Dudchik and the Capitol Report panel discuss this week’s headlines in Connecticut politics. Copyright 2024 Nexstar Media Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not ... 04/28/2024 - 3:39 am | View Link
New York Becomes the First State to Mandate Paid Prenatal Leave and Sets COVID-19 Paid Sick Leave Sunset Date Paid prenatal personal leave is in addition to paid sick and safe leave (40 or 56 hours, depending on the size of the employer) and paid family leave 1 employees in New York are currently entitled to, ... 04/24/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Connecticut House votes to expand state’s paid sick leave requirement for all employers by 2027 If the bill is ultimately signed by Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont, as expected, Connecticut will join Washington, D.C., Arizona, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont and ... 04/24/2024 - 11:32 am | View Link
Paid parental leave at schools is so dire that teachers must hoard their sick days and time their pregnancies around summer vacation When Laura Wright told her school’s principal about her first pregnancy, he replied, “you didn’t plan that too smart.” ... 04/19/2024 - 4:54 am | View Link
Prosecutors played an audio recording of a 2016 phone call between President Trump and his then attorney Michael Cohen in court. On the call you hear Trump respond to Cohen saying he needed to open a company, and that he's spoken with the Trump Organization's chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg about how to set the whole thing up.
Judge Juan Merchan corrected former President Donald Trump's false statement about the gag order during his hush money trial. Trump falsely said the gag order prevents him from testifying. CNN's Elie Honig discusses what the gag order actually does.
Marjorie Taylor Greene will never think she said anything wrong.
Marge says she voted against the Anti-Semitism Act today because she’s concerned that if she says that Jews handed over Jesus to be killed by the Romans that could be considered a violation of the law. pic.twitter.com/tnAOf1s8B0
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That's right.
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Former President Donald Trump has claimed several times that he will testify in his criminal trial, where he is facing 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels. But now, he appears to be looking for a way out.