RBA CELEBRATES BLOCKAGE OF PAID LEAVE PROPOSAL by Ken Mahoney

RBA CELEBRATES BLOCKAGE OF PAID LEAVE PROPOSAL

Rockland Business Association regards blockage of a proposed state paid family leave mandate a major victory for businesses of all sizes. RBA President Al Samuels called the measure a “feel good, sounds nice piece of legislation that absolutely disregards the consequences to both employer and the employed.” He credits his organization, along with the Business Council of New York State, for blocking the bill. If approved, it would have required all business to extend twelve weeks of family leave and increase the maximum disability benefit from $170 to $550 per week by 2010; something, Samuels says would bankrupt small business.