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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a flaming liberal, a woman, a feminist.  I've never voted anything except Dem in my life.  I'm a mother and I've had to be out of work due to having my babies.    I run the finances and HR of a ten million dollar business downtown.  Including our FMLA leave (currently 16 weeks unpaid under the law)

I think this proposal is outrageous.  The Feds are exempt from the tax???  But they get the benefit?  DC residents who don't work in DC, whose employers don't pay in, get the benefit? ??

For a benefit like this to work, everyone should have to pay to play.  You don't pay in, you shouldn't get paid out.

Why not just negotiate with a short term disability provider to offer STD at advantageous rates to DC residents and DC employers?

I think it's unfair to expect say, a small  business that is privately owned to fund a STD benefit for the rest of DC.  I would absolutely move my business to VA if they did that.  I have been trying to convince our top exec to move to VA anyway for the cheaper rent and other tax advantages.

I think for paid FMLA leave to work, you need a really large pool paying in.  I don't think it's fair to expect what amounts to comparatively few businesses in DC to fund paid FMLA leave for a universe this large.

Just my opinion.

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