One of These Paid-Leave Policies Is Not Like the Other
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A Republican senator is introducing two bills she says are intended to help women in the workplace—but critics are blasting them as Band-Aids to improve the party’s image.
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Today, Nebraska Sen. Deb Fischer introduced two bills aimed at working families. Twist—she’s a Republican. Double twist—advocates of paid-leave programs that are already in place in a growing number of cities and states aren’t very impressed.
