Seattle will offer employees 12 weeks of paid parental leave [SeattleTimes.com]

Clare Reidy 2/14/173:05 PM

Trauma-preventive policy!

The Seattle City Council voted Monday to offer city employees up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave.

The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to offer city employees up to 12 weeks of paid parental leave, rather than the four weeks they are offered now.

Mayor Ed Murray had asked for the change. It was less than two years ago that the council approved the existing benefit for new parents, making Seattle the first city in the Pacific Northwest and one of the first cities in the country to offer paid parental leave.

Employees will become eligible for 12 weeks after working for the city for six months. The benefit will apply not only to births but also to placements of children into homes through adoption, foster care and legal guardianship.

To continue reading this article by Daniel Beekman, go to: http://www.seattletimes.com/se...paid-parental-leave/

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