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_ffiresticks_@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

In Massachusetts where I’m lucky enough to live, everyone is given at least 12 weeks paid bonding time for birth of a child that can be taken as needed for up to one year after birth of their child. The birthing parents also gets 6-8 weeks of additional paid time. I think some other New England states also have a similar benefits. It’s an awesome program that should be modeled around the rest of the nation. Really IMO it should be a full 52 weeks, but I’ll take it as a solid starting point

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AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
im in Virginia and one time i had a really bad norovirus infection and my employer told me i would terminated if i didn’t show up and that he couldnt do anything about it (this was my 6th sick day in the past 11 months)

i showed up and had an accident on myself, very messy. Norovirus messy.

I walked into his office, reeking like hell, and i asked him if he had any mints or febreeze

He tried to send me home to change and i declined.

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- Nurgus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  I think we’re all hoping you successfully infected your boss.
  
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  - AShadyRaven@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    no clue, i had spent the last 48 hours losing all the moisture in my body so i was pretty dehydrated and had a fever
    
    that entire week was like a weird dream
    
    i really should not have driven a car in the physical state i was in, tbh
    
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FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Isn’t that due to Mitt Romney of all people? Part of “Romneycare?” I don’t want to give him credit, but that’s what I seem to remember.

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- _ffiresticks_@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Actually “Romneycare” is what we call masshealth and it’s the ACA before the ACA was national. Essentially mandated but state subsidized health insurance on a sliding scale. The Paid Family Medical Leave with inclusion if bonding time is a different program and only came into effect in the past year or two with an additional payroll tax paid by every employee and employer in MA (it’s a pretty tiny surcharge though, and to be transparent you only get 60% of your wages up to a certain amount, I think 1100/wk, while your taking the time). Here’s to hoping the federal govt will someday follow.
  
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  - FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Thanks for the explanation.
    
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