Paid Family Leave Expanded

Paid Family Leave is frequently misunderstood because it isn’t actually a leave of absence and doesn’t even give an employee any right to a leave of absence. This is a California plan that may provide an eligible employee with partial wage replacement if s/he is eligible for a leave of absence. This is 100% employee-paid through payroll deductions as part of the State Disability Insurance (SDI) deduction.

SB770 was also signed by Governor Brown yesterday and will be effective July 1, 2014. Currently, Paid Family Leave may provide partial wage replacement for taking time off to care for a seriously ill parent, child, registered domestic partner or spouse, or to bond with a new child. This bill adds grandparent, grandchild, sibling, or parent-in-law to that list.