Legislators Unveil Bill to Strengthen Family and Medical Leave Law

Two legislators are proposing a bill that would allow parents to leave work for up to 16 hours a year to attend their children’s school activities.

The proposal by Sen. Richard Grobschmidt of South Milwaukee and Rep. Spencer Black of Madison creates a new type of leave under the state Family and Medical Leave Act. It would allow parents to use unpaid time off to attend school events such as parent-teacher conferences, classroom visits and their children's extracurricular activities.

The time off would be unpaid unless the parent had paid vacation or sick time to use. The proposal would only apply to companies with more than 50 employees.

WEAC supports the measure.

Posted November 19, 1999