The Anchorage Assembly will consider a proposal to grant four weeks of paid parental leave to some municipal employees after a new child joins the family. The policy was briefly on the books in 2021 before being reversed by Mayor Dave Bronson.
Anchorage Assembly member Austin Quinn-Davidson and two colleagues are introducing a proposal Tuesday to grant four weeks of paid parental leave to some municipal employees after a new child joins the family.
“This ordinance would provide a continuous 160 hours of paid leave to municipal employees who are new parents so they can attend to medical needs, bond with their new child, and manage household chores and tasks without sacrifice to their finances or commitment to their jobs,” according to an explanation ofEmployees would qualify under the same guidelines used under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which includes the “birth of a child and the placement with the employee of a child for...
Though she’s long been a proponent of paid parental leave, Quinn-Davidson said the current economic environment adds another impetus for such a policy. “A study showed that paid leave reduced symptoms of depression among mothers with infants by 30% compared to rates before implementation,” the memorandum says.
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