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NC teachers now qualify for 12 weeks of paid parental leave

Starting Oct. 1, all state employees, including teachers, who become parents in North Carolina are now eligible for 12 weeks of paid parental leave, with no distinction between “birthing” and “non-birthing” parents. 

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