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Spouse Bereavement Leave (Initiative to Amend the FMLA)

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  • Aug 22nd, 2013
    Someone from Crownsville, MD writes:
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    This law is reprehensible and needs to be changed immediately. I can't imagine returning to work the day after my husband's funeral under any circumstances much less one of suicide. It is just plain cruel.
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  • Aug 22nd, 2013
    Someone from Roanoke, VA writes:
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    As a Hospice Social Worker and Bereavement Counselor, I have seen the need for this legislative change many times, and I strongly support the request that Bereavement Leave be extended and included in the FMLA for members of one's immediate family. In the end, employers will also benefit, as they will have workers with better mental health who can therefore be more productive.
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  • Aug 22nd, 2013
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  • Aug 22nd, 2013
    Someone from Keller, TX writes:
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    There is no timeline to bereavement and there is a lot of things that need to be done to be able to survive after a loved one's loss, especially when the loved one commits suicide and there is no life insurance and you have two kids to feed, house and clothe! Imagine just jumping back into work and doing the job of two!
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    Someone from Flat Rock, MI writes:
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    When my husband died of Pancreatic Cancer in 2009, my employer was very understanding & gave me the time I needed to get my business in order, I cannot imagine having to go back in three days. Where has the compassion gone in our world?
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  • Aug 22nd, 2013
    Someone from Dundalk, MD writes:
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    My daughter lost her husband. After a long illness. She was 37 with two young kids. After a year she is just beginning to lose some of the numbness. How can you move on after three days. ridiculous
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