Joe Conason: Medical leave law was a success, despite warnings

5, 1993, almost exactly 20 years ago, as the first legislative act of his presidency, its establishment as law marked a progressive victory after nearly a decade of ferocious opposition by corporate lobbyists, Republican legislators, conservative media and right-wing pundits.

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