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Pet of the Week – Precious

Precious was found by one of our fosters, injured and afraid. After she was brought to us and we got her the medical attention she needed and got her back up to a healthy weight, she is as happy as can be and beautiful to boot. Whether sitting in your lap or nuzzling her face against yours, she is always wanting attention. Still energetic and an explorer, she is not destructive and just wants to see what is happening in the world around her.

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Paid-Family Leave Goes Into Effect Jan. 1

New York has a habit of enacting policies that, rather than finding a balance, addresses the issue by creating burdensome regulations that are costly, overreaching and often untested. Nowhere is this more evident than with the paid-family leave program that is due to go into effect on January 1, 2018. The concept of paid-family leave is something most New Yorkers (including myself) agree with – that is, providing employees with the ability to take paid time off from work to care for a sick family member or to provide care for a newborn child. But as too often is the case in New York, our paid-family leave policy fails to balance the needs of the employee with the employer and pays scat attention to costs.

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