Senate Weighs in on Federal Worker Paid Family Leave

Lawmakers in the Senate are split in their support for whether federal workers who take leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act should be paid during their time off Sept. 25.

The Senate voted 47 to 48 on a nonbinding motion from Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) to decline instructing the conference committee on the defense budget bill to include the Federal Employee Paid Leave Act. Four Republicans joined the Democrats in signaling their support for the measure—Shelley Moore Capito (W.V.), Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), and Rob Portman (Ohio). The House passed the paid leave amendment as part of ...