FISCHER'S PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE LAW RECEIVES BOOST THROUGH GOVERNMENT FUNDING BILL

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Deb Fischer issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Deb Fischer (R-NE), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced she secured $1 million through a government funding bill to help increase awareness of and inform employers on her Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Tax Credit.

"Since establishing the nation's first-ever Paid Family and Medical Leave policy, employers of all sizes have been able to offer paid leave to their workers," Fischer said. "I'm pleased to have secured this funding to increase awareness of and inform employers on this valuable tax credit. This is a much-needed step to ensure hard working Americans can take leave from work to care for a newborn or aging pare...