family leave
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of family leave
First recorded in 1990–95
Example Sentences
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For Chloe, Silvia and Fausto, that decision also meant weighing which of them would get access to paid family leave — something California law guarantees only to workers with documented proof of parentage.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026
This includes a new payroll tax to fund a state-run paid family leave program.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
He signed into law a series of bills that targeted sexual harassment in the workplace, protections for pregnant women, paid family leave and equal pay.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025
How should we think about paid family leave?
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025
“What’re you talking about? Why wouldn’t your family leave the house?”
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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