PAID PARENTAL LEAVE 

A NEW BILL IN THE OHIO HOUSE MAY MAKE IT EASIER FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO ACCOMMODATE PAID LEAVE FOR BIRTHS AND ADOPTIONS. 
HOUSE BILL 682, OR THE PAID PARENTAL LEAVE ACT, IS DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE, NOT MANDATE, BUSINESSES TO OFFER PAID LEAVE THROUGH STATE TAX INCENTIVES. THE INCENTIVE BASED APPROACH WORKS BY BUSINESSES RECEIVING TAX CREDIT. IT APPLIES TO BOTH LARGE AND SMALL BUSINESSES. HOWEVER, IT'S MAINLY AIMED AT THOSE SMALLER ONES WHO STRUGGLE FINANCIALLY TO OFFER PAID LEAVE, AND THIS COVERS BOTH BIRTH AND ADOPTIONS FOR MOTHERS AND FATHERS. MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES CAN BE ON LEAVE AT THE SAME TIME