Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., chairwoman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, introduced the bill. Alex Edelman/Pool via AP
GovExec Daily: The Latest Paid Leave Update
Erich Wagner joins the podcast to discuss the plan's advancement out of committee.
Paid family leave for federal employees has been a goal of Congressional Democrats for years and that goal got closer to fulfillment last week when a House panel advanced a bill that would provide 12 weeks of paid family leave to federal employees. The bill is far from law and its advancement was not without controversy in committee.
GovExec Senior Correspondent Erich Wagner covers the workforce. He joined the show to talk about paid family leave and other stories he has been covering.
