Employee Bills Introduced

Among legislation introduced in the early days of Congress are: S-80, by Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, to grant eight weeks of paid leave to federal employees giving birth, five days to birth fathers, five days to adoptive parents and one day for child-related obligations such as medical and school appointments; HR-82, by Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., to repeal the government pension offset and windfall elimination provision, which reduce Social Security benefits for many CSRS system retirees; and HR-103, by Rep. Jo Ann Davis, R-Va., to create a presumption that certain types of disability of a federal employee in fire protection activities resulted from performance of official duties.