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Are Your Parental-Leave Policies Legal?

Many institutions' aren't, says a law professor, but a best-practices model is now available that is worth adopting

By JOAN C. WILLIAMS

When my daughter was born in the mid-1980s, I was offered a semester of leave to accommodate my October 1 due date. I got six weeks' salary, and used most of it to pay for my health insurance. Since I "wasn't...

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