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South Carolina’s top lawyers say paid family leave should include stillbirths too
South Carolina's Attorney General affirms paid parental leave covers stillbirths, urging lawmakers to clarify the law to prevent denial of benefits to grieving parents.
- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said stillbirths are included under the state's paid parental leave act, as unborn children are legally recognized as persons.
- State Rep. Neal Collins plans to introduce legislation to clarify that parents who experience stillbirth are entitled to paid parental leave.
- The Attorney General's opinion was hailed as a win for compassion and fairness by advocates like the Palmetto State Teachers Association.
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South Carolina attorney general's office says paid parental leave should extend to stillbirths
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCBD) -- The South Carolina Attorney General's office weighed in Wednesday on whether stillbirths should be covered by paid parental leave after several public school teachers claimed they were denied benefits. State lawmakers passed a bill in 2022 that provided six weeks of paid leave to state employees who welcome a new child via birth, adoption, or fostering. The benefit was expanded to public teachers and school district empl…
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South Carolina's top lawyers say paid family leave should include stillbirths too
South Carolina's top attorneys say family leave after childbirth should include at least six weeks of paid leave for stillbirths. Republican Rep.
Stillbirths a part of paid parental leave rights for state workers, SC Attorney General says
State Attorney General Alan Wilson issued an opinion that included stillbirths under the state's paid parental leave program after a lawmaker raised concerns that some parents were denied it.
SC paid parental leave law covers stillbirths, attorney general’s office says
A 2023 law guaranteeing public school teachers includes those whose children were stillborn, the state attorney general's office said Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. (Stock photo by John Carleton/Getty Images)COLUMBIA — A South Carolina law guaranteeing paid parental leave for public school employees extends to mothers of stillborn babies, the state attorney general’s office said Wednesday. Rep. Neal Collins, who sponsored the 2023 law granting teache…
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