GOP comes up with plan to have state workers pay for state maternity leave

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3. I also donated hours to the catastrophic leave pool when I was a state employee.

As I stated above, the pools are a worthy cause when they are used for their intended purpose. In my opinion, a catastrophe is an unplanned event where there is either a severe physical or severe mental injury.

I can also agree that if employees want to donate accrued time to a pool for maternity leave then they should be able to do so. However, unless there is a C-section or some other significant complication a pregnancy (planned or unplanned) doesn't meet the same standard as catastrophic leave. It could result in other employees being less willing to donate their time to the pool if there is a perception that the recipients are on an extended vacation.

Congratulations on being a cancer survivor.