SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Paid Family Leave

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB)- Employees of private companies in New York State may start to see paycheck deductions in July for the state’s new paid family leave program.
There are very few employees exempt from paying into the program and some state residents spoke out on social media saying the program should’ve been on the ballot. It was passed as part of the 2016 budget.
Western New York parents like Mariah Hagen, however, told News 4 paid family leave will be a blessing.
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