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The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate ticked up again this week, remaining at its highest level since July.

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The Paid Prenatal Leave Law requires all private employers in New York to provide full- or part-time pregnant employees with up to 20 hours of paid leave in a 52-week period.

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Newsday business reporter Victor Ocasio looks at the new NYS law offering up to 20 hours of paid leave for prenatal care.

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