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Whitelam Panel Discusses New Family Medical Leave Act

New law starts Oct. 1 and will affect every business in the state.

David Robinson, Liz Whitelam, Lisa Egan, Catherine Barton Rossetti, and William Alpine, Director Department of Family and Medical Leave.
David Robinson, Liz Whitelam, Lisa Egan, Catherine Barton Rossetti, and William Alpine, Director Department of Family and Medical Leave. (Courtesy Photo)

A release from the Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce:

The Reading-North Reading Chamber hosted a sold-out crowd at Whitelam Books on Wednesday with a panel presentation about the new Family Medical Leave Act, which goes into effect on October 1 and will affect every business in the state.

Among those in attendance were David Robinson, Esq of Ruberto, Israel & Weiner; Liz Whitelam, Owner of Whitelam Books, Lisa Egan, Executive Director of the Reading-North Reading Chamber of Commerce; Catherine Barton Rossetti, Esq of Ruberto, Israel & Weiner, and William Alpine, Esq, Director Department of Family and Medical Leave.

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