Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has announced a plan to give state employees paid time off so they can bond with a new child or deal with a serious medical situation. Beshear said Thursday that the added benefit will allow state executive branch workers up to six weeks of paid leave, available in three intervals during an employee’s career.
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Based on current employment numbers, about 30,500 executive branch employees would be eligible for the added benefit once it takes effect, the state Personnel Cabinet said.Renewed push for DEI legislation expected next year in Kentucky, new Senate majority leader saysThe paid leave offering will be made through a regulatory change, and the new benefit could become available as soon as next summer, the Democratic governor said.
Republican state Sen. Amanda Mays Bledsoe praised Beshear’s administration for offering the added leave benefit, calling it a “pro-family and pro-workforce step forward.”
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