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  • Lawmakers aim to reintroduce paid family leave program

    Alexandra Kautzman NDNA Education Foundation|Jan 18, 2021

    Rep. Karla Rose Hanson, D-Fargo, said that she plans to modify and reintroduce a bill for a state-facilitated paid family leave program, a proposal which failed in 2019. The bill would have required businesses with more than 49 employees to contribute to a fund that would cover employees on leave for personal medical reasons or to care for a family member. Both the employee and the employer would contribute two cents for every $10 of wages. "The problem we are trying to solve is that too many fa...