NATION IN BRIEF : WASHINGTON, D.C. : Sullivan Backs Veto of Family Leave Bill
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Health and Human Services Secretary Louis W. Sullivan defended the President’s veto of family leave legislation, saying the measure would have put an unfair burden on businesses. Sullivan said family medical leave was a “laudable goal” but that the bill could have “unintended consequences.”
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