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Hb 146: Paid Parental Leave, Evan Alberhasky, Asher Lipsett

Georgia State University Law Review

The Act establishes a paid parental leave program for certain public employees of Georgia. Eligible employees include those who work for the executive, legislative, or judicial branches of the state government as well as those employed by local boards of education. The Act provides that such employees, both mothers and fathers, are eligible to receive 120 hours of paid leave per twelve-month period after birthing, adopting, or fostering a child.