PROVIDENCE – The U.S. Department of Labor last week awarded a $236,000 grant to the state’s Temporary Caregiver Insurance Expansion Project.
The R.I. Department of Labor and Training program was signed into law in January 2014 and provides up to four weeks of benefits for an individual who is caring for a seriously ill child, parent, spouse, domestic partner, parent-in-law or grandparent. Benefits can also be used to bond with a newborn child, adopted child or foster child within the first 12 months of parenting.
Rhode Island was one of only eight states to receive funding to study the implementation of paid family medical leave, according to a news release.
“Paid family leave can benefit employers by reducing turnover and increasing productivity,” said Gov. Gina M. Raimondo. •
