And while most civilized countries actually provide paid time off to people for medical leaves (including/especially women having a child), it's still controversial in the US, twenty years later, to offer people even unpaid leave for anything. "How can businesses survive?" How about asking how workers can?
The FMLA passed the House 265-163 (http://clerk.house.gov/evs/1993/roll022.xml). Of the 163, 134 were Republicans, vs 40 who voted for the bill. (More on the bill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FMLA). The bill passed the Senate 72-27 (voting against were all GOP, except for Heflin (D-AL)).
Sadly, I doubt this bill would pass if introduced again today.
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On The 20th Anniversary Of The Family Medical Leave Act, Meet The Republican Men Who Voted Against It
Twenty years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The law, which passed with bipartisan support, gave workers new job protections in the event of a pregnan…
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