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Allegheny County Advances 18-Week Paid Parental Leave Proposal

Requiring 18 weeks of full pay, the measure would create a county-level precedent and leave funding and administrative rules unresolved.

Brazil’s Lower House Sets Up Special Panel on Ending 6x1 Workweek

Brazil’s Chamber Invites Ministers as 6×1 Workweek Overhaul Pits Bill Against PEC

Florida Halts New H‑1B Hiring at Public Universities Through Early 2027

Mexico Senate Readies 40-Hour Workweek Reform for Floor Debate

No Vote Yet as French Assembly Debates May 1 Work Bill for Local Shops

Mexico Weighs Making Workers’ Birthdays a Mandated Paid Day Off

Morena Bill Seeks Paid Birthday Leave or Double Pay for Workers

German Welfare Groups Protest Exclusion as Government Finalizes Pension Reform Commission

Brazil's Lower House Approves Paid Menstrual Leave of Up to Two Days

Italy Sets Modest Pension-Age Rise in 2026 Budget Draft, Drops Quota 103 and Opzione Donna

Russian Lawmakers Float New Paid Leave for Fathers, From Annual Days to Post-Birth Week

Greece Grinds to a Halt as Parliament Readies Vote on 13-Hour Workday Bill

Spain Confirms Parental Leave Expansion With Retroactive Pay and 2026 Start for New Weeks

Mexico Shelves 40-Hour Workweek Debate for Current Session

Mexico Plans Sept. 1 Proposal to Cut Workweek to 40 Hours by 2030

Mexico Enacts 40-Hour Workweek Law as Stakeholders Negotiate Rollout

Italy Expands Paid Parental Leave to Three Months at 80% Salary