Chilmark to consider paid parental leave for town workers - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Chilmark to consider paid parental leave for town workers - The Martha's Vineyard Times

Most families across Massachusetts  who work for municipalities aren’t eligible for paid family leave after having a baby, and must instead take unpaid time off to care for their newborn. But a Chilmark resident is trying to change that on Island, one town at a time.  In a Chilmark select board meeting on Tuesday, Vicki Divoll, a lawyer and finance committee chair for the town, presented her initiative for the introduction of four weeks of paid …