‘We don’t consider them to be dollar figures’ - Arlington diocese introduces paid family, medical leave

'We're pro-life, right? We're Catholic and that starts from conceptions to death.'

Thirty years ago, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was passed, ensuring job protection for employees who need to take leave for the birth or adoption of a baby, or for a serious medical issue in the family. 

But the law - which only applies to companies with 50 or more employees - does not provide for employees to be paid during their leav…