
Can Rhode Island’s paid family leave be a national model?
Clip: 4/16/2017 | 9m 4s
Can Rhode Island’s paid family leave be a national model?
In 1993, former President Bill Clinton signed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act, granting unpaid family leave to millions in the U.S. Decades later, the country has yet to implement a paid family leave policy -- but some states have created their own policies. The NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker went to one of those states, Rhode Island, to see how it works.
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Can Rhode Island’s paid family leave be a national model?
Clip: 4/16/2017 | 9m 4s
In 1993, former President Bill Clinton signed into law the Family and Medical Leave Act, granting unpaid family leave to millions in the U.S. Decades later, the country has yet to implement a paid family leave policy -- but some states have created their own policies. The NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker went to one of those states, Rhode Island, to see how it works.
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