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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.5873 Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008</title>
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  <updated>2008-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
  <author>
    <name>opencongress.org</name>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/bill/blog/50170</id>
  <entry>
    <title>Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://employeeissues.com/blog/flia-2008/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-07-22:/commentary/2538461</id>
    <updated>2008-07-22T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Employee Rights Blog </name>
    </author>
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The House of Representatives is considering the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 as Bill HR5873. If the Act becomes federal law, it will require covered employers to provide paid family and medical leave benefits to eligible employees ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://employeeissues.com/blog/flia-2008/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Call-In Play Date on 6.14 at 10 am</title>
    <link href="http://www.parentsforpaidleave.org/content/2008/05/call-in-play-da.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-19:/commentary/2318177</id>
    <updated>2008-05-19T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Parents for Paid Leave </name>
    </author>
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We&amp;#39;ll bring the telephone numbers of Portland-area representatives, and a short script describing why we, as parents, want to support the recently proposed federal paid family leave bill (HR 5873). All you have to do is bring your cell ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.parentsforpaidleave.org/content/2008/05/call-in-play-da.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5873</title>
    <link href="http://sibleadership.blogspot.com/2008/05/hr-5873.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2249452</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sibling Leadership Network Blog </name>
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Please sign AUCD on the letter of support for HR 5873. In addition to paid leave, the issue of expanding the definition of family is of particular importance to the disability community. Many individuals with developmental disabilities ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://sibleadership.blogspot.com/2008/05/hr-5873.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Paid Maternity Leave Still on the Wishlist for Many US Mothers</title>
    <link href="http://www.netnewspublisher.com/paid-maternity-leave-still-on-the-wishlist-for-many-us-mothers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2170722</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Net News Publisher </name>
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Most recently at the federal level, the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 (HR 5873) was introduced in April to provide paid leave to care for a new child and to cover workplaces with fewer than 50 employees. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.netnewspublisher.com/paid-maternity-leave-still-on-the-wishlist-for-many-us-mothers/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5873</title>
    <link href="http://sibsnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/hr-5873.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-07:/commentary/2188902</id>
    <updated>2008-05-07T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SIBS - Blogger </name>
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Dear Friends, Representatives Pete Stark, Carolyn Maloney, George Miller, and Lynn Woolsey have introduced a new, comprehensive paid leave program: HR 5873, The Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008. Please join us in supporting the bill ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://sibsnetwork.blogspot.com/2008/05/hr-5873.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Support Paid Family Leave</title>
    <link href="http://mommasez.blogspot.com/2008/05/support-paid-family-leave.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2165538</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Because Momma Says So </name>
    </author>
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If passed, the Family Leave Insurance Act (HR 5873) would provide paid family leave to care for a new child, sick family member, treat their own illness, or deal with an exigency caused by the deployment of.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://mommasez.blogspot.com/2008/05/support-paid-family-leave.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Two important things you can do to help Moms and kids this week</title>
    <link href="http://www.solomother.com/two-important-things-you-can-do-to-help-moms-and-kids-this-week/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-06:/commentary/2170723</id>
    <updated>2008-05-06T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Solo Mother </name>
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If passed, the Family Leave Insurance Act (HR 5873) would provide paid family leave to care for a new child, sick family member, treat their own illness, or deal with an exigency caused by the deployment of a member of the military. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.solomother.com/two-important-things-you-can-do-to-help-moms-and-kids-this-week/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Legislation Creating Paid Family Leave Insurance Fund Introduced ...</title>
    <link href="http://washlaborwire.com/2008/05/02/legislation-creating-paid-family-leave-insurance-fund-introduced-in-house-of-representatives/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-02:/commentary/2147308</id>
    <updated>2008-05-02T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Washington Labor &amp;amp; Employment Wire </name>
    </author>
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The Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 (HR 5873) would create a federal insurance fund established and administered by the Secretary of Labor. The fund would provide benefits for employees taking leave (1) because of a serious health ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://washlaborwire.com/2008/05/02/legislation-creating-paid-family-leave-insurance-fund-introduced-in-house-of-representatives/"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Paid Family Leave Bill Introduced</title>
    <link href="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/hrcircus/vpost?id=2673883" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-29:/commentary/2130739</id>
    <updated>2008-04-29T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HRCircus - HR Message Board - Human Resource... </name>
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The Family Leave Insurance Act of 2008 (HR 5873) would provide workers with 12 weeks of paid leave to care for a new child or sick family member; to recover from an illness; or to deal with circumstances involving armed services ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/tool/post/hrcircus/vpost?id=2673883"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HR 5873, To provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5873.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-21:/commentary/2099619</id>
    <updated>2008-04-21T00:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WashingtonWatch.com - Welcome to WashingtonWatc... </name>
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HR 5873 would provide for a paid family and medical leave insurance program.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5873.html"&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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