This year, there’s extra cause for celebration: the first-ever paid parental leave program takes effect October 1st.
Happy Mother’s Day from NTEU and Chapter 280!
Read MoreA Historic Achievement: Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees
The federal government will now be a more family-friendly employer with the historic approval of a paid parental leave program giving frontline civil servants the financial security to be at home during one of the most crucial times of their lives.
A 12-week paid parental leave program for federal employees is part of the defense policy bill that was signed into law on December 20, 2019. Starting October 1, 2020, federal employees will be able to use up to twelve weeks of paid leave for the birth, adoption or fostering of a child. The Office of Personnel Management is currently preparing draft implementing regulations, which the agency has indicated should be available for public comment in late spring.
Read MorePay Raise Secured, EPA and Other Agencies' Budgets Increased
NTEU was successful in working with Congress to secure an average 3.1 percent pay increase for federal employees and the historic passing of a paid parental leave program providing 12 weeks of paid time to spend with a new child.
Read MoreHistoric Passage of Paid Parental Leave for Federal Employees
Passed by the Senate on December 17, 2019, the 12-week paid parental leave program is part of a defense bill that the president is expected to sign into law. The House approved the legislation last week. The program, beginning in October 2020, will allow federal employees to use paid leave for the birth, adoption or fostering of a child…
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NTEU Supports Paid Parental Leave
The federal government should join the growing private sector trend and provide employees with paid leave for the arrival of a new child, National Treasury Employees Union President Tony Reardon told Congress this week.
“When this movement began, we wanted the federal government to be a leader and model employer in providing this benefit to employees…..
Read MoreWhat's Better Than Chocolate? Paid Parental Leave.
This Mother’s Day, what’s better than flowers and chocolate?
Paid parental leave.
Every day, we ask our mothers to do more than their fair share. Now let’s give them the respect they deserve and the time they need to stay healthy, bond with their children, and be successful at home and in the workplace.
Join NTEU in standing behind the mothers who are also dedicated federal employees.
Visit NTEU.org to support paid parental leave.