family leave
noun
: a usually unpaid leave of absence for an employee to attend to family concerns (such as a serious illness or the care of an infant)
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Lester Holt and Savannah Guthrie will lead NBC New's special coverage and analysis with Kristen Welker, back from family leave.
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Nbc Universal, NBC News, 23 June 2024
And in the Golden State, paid family leave only provides partial wages.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 June 2024
Case studies of buyouts show that individual considerations play only a limited role in whether a family leaves or stays.
—Jen Schwartz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2018
The 671 Lincoln Ave. residence, 20 miles north of downtown Chicago, was the site for the Christmastime comedy in which 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) defends the family home from burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) after being left behind when his family leaves on vacation.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
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Nbc Universal, NBC News, 23 June 2024
And in the Golden State, paid family leave only provides partial wages.
—Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 16 June 2024
Case studies of buyouts show that individual considerations play only a limited role in whether a family leaves or stays.
—Jen Schwartz, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2018
The 671 Lincoln Ave. residence, 20 miles north of downtown Chicago, was the site for the Christmastime comedy in which 8-year-old Kevin McCallister (Macaulay Culkin) defends the family home from burglars (Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern) after being left behind when his family leaves on vacation.
—Jireh Deng, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
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“Family leave.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/family%20leave. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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