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Parts of Washington state parental rights law criticized as a ‘forced outing’ placed on hold

Jun. 21, 2024 23:13 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — A judge has paused parts of a new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure. King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott on Friday paused portions of the law while a lawsuit brought by civil liberties groups and...

Washington parental rights law criticized as a 'forced outing' measure is allowed to take effect

Jun. 04, 2024 20:17 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — A new Washington state parental rights law derided by critics as a “forced outing” measure will be allowed to take effect this week after a court commissioner on Tuesday declined to issue an emergency order temporarily blocking it. The civil liberties groups,...

Lawsuit seeks to block Washington parental rights law that critics call a 'forced outing' measure

May. 23, 2024 18:49 PM EDT

SEATTLE (AP) — A school district, a nurse, and civil rights and youth services organizations sued Thursday to block a new Washington state parental rights law that critics describe as a “forced outing” measure. A conservative megadonor backed the law, which is set to take...

More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother's Day - but most still don't

May. 12, 2024 09:02 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother’s Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns. But the majority still must forego pay to care for new babies or other loved ones, even as efforts to expand paid parental and family leave...

Alabama state senator chides male colleagues for letting parental leave bill die

May. 04, 2024 14:49 PM EDT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Senate this week approved, and then killed, a bill that would give public school teachers eight weeks of paid parental leave. Senators on Thursday voted 26-2 for the measure but then refused to grant the unanimous consent required to send the...