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Robin Kelly: “Family leave is not a magnanimous gift provided by unsavvy employers.”

On the recordDecember 9, 2019
Family leave is not a magnanimous gift provided by unsavvy employers.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Stressing that paid family leave is essential, not a favor from employers.

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