Virginia establishes new paid family and medical leave program

An enormous change is coming for Virginia parents and caregivers. With a ceremonial bill signing Monday, Gov. Abigail Spanberger put a spotlight on the commonwealth becoming the first southern state to offer paid family and medical leave. When Chrischa Ives’ daughter was born in 1999, Gabrielle suffered from a rare congenital syndrome that meant frequent hospital stays for everything from a liver transplant to aortic stent. Like 56% of Virginians now, Ives did not have a job with paid l...