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On Monday, April 4, 2016, New York (18.6% Latino) passed the nation’s best paid family leave policy-part of the 2016-2017 State Budget.
“When fully phased-in, employees will be eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave when caring for an infant, a family member with a serious health condition, or to relieve family pressures when someone is called to active military service.”
The purpose of this bill is to help workers take care of their families without worrying about losing their paycheck, paid maternity leave included.
The Unites States is one of three countries-out of 185-that does not provide paid maternity leave. Lack of maternity leave is one of many barriers Latina mom’s face to breastfeed.
Providing maternity leave could have a profound affect on Latino health. According to How to Achieve a Healthy Weight by Kindergarten for Latino Kids Research Brief, “in California, where a paid family leave program is in place, breastfeeding duration was twice as long among mothers who took paid family leave, increasing from 5 to 9 weeks in women with lower-paying jobs.”
Watch this video of Governor Cuomo advocating for family leave.
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