North Carolina governor issues paid parental leave order
RALEIGH — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday announced that his state agencies will begin offering employees paid leave for births, a move he says will improve health for mothers and children and reduce inequities in the workplace. Cooper signed an executive order that will provide eight weeks of full paid parental leave for those who give birth as of Sept. 1 and four weeks to their spouses or partners. Four weeks also would be provided for adoptions or […]
