Here s How Much Parental Leave You Get in Every U.S. State
By Nicole Johnson, Stacker News
On 3/2/21 at 6:30 PM EST
The United States falls behind when it comes to parental and family leave laws. It is the only industrialized nation in the world among 42 countries analyzed by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development that does not have any federally mandated paid parental leave policy. Several countries do offer extensive parental leave, such as Sweden, that offers robust parental leave with parents sharing 480 days of paid parental leave per child, at 80 percent of the stay-at-home parent s salary.
The COVID-19 pandemic has further demonstrated the need for the United States to update its parental leave policies on both the federal and state levels. While subpar laws surrounding family and parental leave makes things difficult for parents across the country, many state legislatures have introduced bills that will allow for some type of paid parental leave in
The Utah House of Representatives voted down a proposal Tuesday that would have created a pilot project allowing 16 and 17-year-old students to vote in their local school board elections.
| Updated: March 31, 2021, 3:55 p.m.
The Tribune heard back from 33 lawmakers, which is a little less than a third of total members. Seventeen Democrats and 16 Republicans, or 16 women and 17 men, filled out the survey.
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If your representative or senator is not included in this list, it means they have not responded. The Tribune will continue to update this reporting online.
Here is what the 33 lawmakers said they have been working on. Their answers have been condensed and edited for clarity.
Rep. Cheryl Acton, R-West Jordan: Sponsoring HB219, which puts a cap on phone rates from county jails. “I’ve talked to many wives and mothers of inmates who can barely afford to communicate with their spouses/children,” she said.
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SALT LAKE CITY State lawmakers are considering ways to limit the governor s power in an emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic and strengthening their own hand in declaring when an emergency is over.
The Utah Legislature is also in a brewing firestorm over transgender rights as it wraps up its fifth week of meetings that included the House passing a ban on transgender athletes competing in girls sports in the K-12 public school system.
Vickers bill would limit the duration of a public health order to 30 days. It would also only allow the Legislature to extend or terminate an order and would give lawmakers the power to end an emergency earlier than that 30-day time period. The bill would also ban restrictions on religious gatherings and prohibits a local health department from issuing a restriction without the approval of the county executive, such as the county mayor or commission.