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Councilors Edwards and Wu file Expanded Parental Leave Ordinance
Boston City Councilors Lydia Edwards and Michelle Wu have filed an ordinance that would codify the recent change to City policy expanding paid parental leave for city employees from six weeks to 12 weeks.
The ordinance would also replace the word “stillbirth” in the policy with “loss of pregnancy” to encompass any situation in which someone has lost a pregnancy regardless of how that loss came to pass.
“These amendments codify a modernized paid parental leave policy into law and expand protections for City of Boston employees to take either partial or full paid parental leave,” said Councilor Edwards. “Policies can be good, but they can also be easily changed. This would ensure city workers have these protections in place for good. I’m excited to have this conversation and move our city forward.”
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Beacon Hill Roll Call: Feb. 22 to Feb. 26, 2021
Modified: 3/5/2021 2:16:47 PM
Beacon Hill Roll Call records local representatives’ votes on five roll calls from the week of Feb. 22 to Feb. 26. All roll calls are from debate on the adoption of the joint House-Senate rules under which the two branches will operate in 2021 to 2022. There were no roll calls in the Senate last week.
Adopt joint rules package (H 68) The House, 128 to 31, approved a set of joint rules under which the House and Senate will operate in the 2021 to 2022 session. “The joint rules package that is before all of us will allow all of us to work more efficiently and will clarify some of our existing procedures,” said Rep. Bill Galvin, D-Canton, on the House floor during debate. “Our Legislature reviews thousands of bill every session. It is primarily our joint committees that are responsible for fully vetting these proposals and must give every bill they receive a public hearing. The joint rules help