"Highlights of the FY 2014 budget request include: ... [1] Nearly $14 million to combat the misclassification of workers as independent contractors, which deprives workers of benefits and protections to which they are legally entitled and puts law-abiding businesses at a disadvantage against employers who violate the law. [2] An additional $3.4 million ... to support greater enforcement of ... the Family and Medical Leave Act. [3] $5 million for the creation of a State Paid Leave Fund to assist workers who need to take time off to care for a child or other family member. [4] An initiative to encourage companies to fully fund their pension benefits by authorizing the [PBGC] to adjust premiums and take into account the risks that different retirement plan sponsors pose to their retirees. Under the initiative, the PBGC is estimated to save $25 billion over the next decade."

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