The Senate Armed Services Committee voted to give new fathers 21 days of paternity leave after their children are born or within 60 days of fathers' return from deployment. New dads are expected to use the extra three weeks of leave to bond with infants and care for their mothers, without dipping into 30 days' annual leave earned by all active duty service members. If the Senate committee plan becomes law, paternity leave would be granted regardless of marital status, as long as new fathers claim the infants as dependents. Read the full article at Military.com.
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