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  • Carmen Sepulveda, Communications Director, AARP Lisa Zucker, NYCLU, Governor Kathy Hochul, Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, Dina Bakst, Co-Founder and Co-President of A Better Balance and Senator Joseph Addabbo look on as Governor Hochul signs bill (S.2928-A/A.06098-A) that expands New York State's Paid Family Leave legislation to allow caring for siblings. Under the current law, employees cannot take leave to care for a sibling with a serious health condition.
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    Gov. Hochul Extends Paid Family Leave To Care For A Sick Sibling
    Karen DeWitt
    Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an expansion of the state’s paid family leave policy, expanding to the benefit to those who need to take care of a sibling. Hochul also criticized Democrats in Congress for failing to include a national policy for paid family leave in the latest version of the infrastructure bill.