When Mom and Dad Both Can Get Paid Family Leave

摘要

California was the first U.S. state to offer paid family leave to new parents. Its program, started in 2004, offers up to six weeks of paid leave, replacing 55 percent of wages up to a maximum benefit of $1,104 per week in 2015. The program also funds leave to care for a parent, child, spouse, or registered domestic partner with a serious health condition. Most private sector workers are eligible. Leave may be taken all at once or in small increments.