Bill Providing Parental Leave Following Miscarriage, Still Birth Introduced - WXXV News 25

Bill providing parental leave following miscarriage, still birth introduced - WXXV News 25

Senator Cindy Hyde Smith joined two other legislators, introducing a bill that provides parental leave and compensation to parents following a miscarriage or stillbirth. The bill amends the family and medical leave act to include the loss of an unborn child as a qualifying medical condition for leave. It also creates a tax credit for any woman who suffers the loss of a child in the womb. Women and their spouses would be entitled to 12 work weeks…

Hyde-Smith backs bill to provide parental leave, compensation after miscarriages and stillbirths - SuperTalk Mississippi

U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) announced Wednesday her support for a bill providing parental leave and compensation to parents following a miscarriage or stillbirth. Hyde-Smith joined Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) in introducing The Helping with Equal Access to Leave and Investing in Needs for Grieving Mothers and Fathers Act – being referred to on Capitol Hill as the HEALING Mothers and Fathers Act. The bill, if pass…