SC law extends paid parental leave to temporary workers, ensures time off for stillbirths

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: July 1, 2026

Words: 1,398

Last Updated: 3 weeks ago

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COLUMBIA — About a month before Liyun Zhang was due to give birth to her son, she got in a serious car crash that sent her to the hospital until late into the night.

The next day, Zhang went back to work with bruises still on her belly. She didn’t want to call in sick because, as a grant-funded researcher for the University of South Carolina, Zhang had no paid parental leave under state law, …

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