Paid leave for Louisiana families a step closer to reality, but bumpy road ahead; see next steps

[TexasTowelie]

A Louisiana Senate panel easily advanced legislation that would create paid leave for employees to care for family members or after a child is born.

Proponents say this is first time in a deep red state the idea of paid family leave has gotten out of the starting gate.

Its future may be a little bumpy as Senate Bill 186 now heads for the Senate Finance Committee. If the measure clears that hurdle, it would then face a vote in the full Senate. At that point, the legislation would have to be approved by a much more conservative and business-friendly House to reach the governor’s desk.

And all this must happen in five weeks before the session ends on June 6.

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