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Relief package offers generous paid leave to federal workers

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Federal employees would get up to 600 hours of paid leave under the $570 million Emergency Federal Leave Plan, which has been panned by critics as a perk to pay federal workers to stay at home, Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. The House version of the COVID-19 relief package includes a provision to provide additional help for federal civil employees who have no sick time remaining, but need time off to care for themselves, their family members, and children whose schools are closed due to the pandemic.

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