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Virginia becomes first Southern state to mandate paid family and medical leave for workers

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Submitted ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨Wudi@feddit.uk⁩ to ⁨workreform@lemmy.world⁩

https://virginiamercury.com/2026/05/12/virginia-becomes-first-southern-state-to-mandate-paid-family-and-medical-leave-for-workers/

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  • pdxfed@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Meaningful. A real win, hard fought. Well done.

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  • ObtuseDoorFrame@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I wonder if Spanberger is going to veto this, too. She already vetoed the bargaining rights that she ran on.

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  • LordCrom@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Sounds like a decent plan. Wonder how long it will take the GOP to cancel it

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  • KingKoolaid@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Have you seen a map recently? Virginia is not a southern state lol

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