Got a new baby or a sick relative? You’ll now get paid more to take time off
Here's a look at two changes to the state's family leave laws that went into effect
Paid family leave and disability insurance benefits increased
Weekly benefits for the state's paid family leave and disability insurance programs increased, meaning workers can get paid more when they take time off to care for ill family members, bond with new children or miss work due to pregnancy, sickness or injury, according to a news release from the
Assembly Bill 908, signed by Gov.
The law also eliminates the one-week waiting period for paid family leave claims.
Workers can use the EDD's online benefit calculator to determine how much in either paid family leave or disability insurance benefits they could receive if they meet eligibility requirements.
The benefits are payable for up to six weeks in a 12-month period, and it does not have to be taken all at once.
The disability insurance program provides benefits to help replace lost earnings when workers are unable to work due to a non-work-related illness or injury, pregnancy or childbirth. Benefits are payable for a maximum of 52 weeks.
Both programs are funded entirely through
For more information on the programs, visit californiapaidfamilyleave.com or www.edd.ca.gov/Disability/Disability_Insurance.htm.
Small business workers get family leave
Though the state has had a wage replacement program for family leave for more than a decade, not all workers were guaranteed the ability to take that time off and still keep their jobs.
With Senate Bill 63, which Brown signed in October, workers at companies with between 20 and 49 workers are now guaranteed up to 12 weeks unpaid family leave. Employees must have at least one year of experience and 1,250 hours on the job to be eligible for job-protected leave under the bill.
Workers at larger businesses with at least 50 employees have had this for more than two decades under both federal and state law.
The new law is expected to impact around 2.8 million small-business workers across the state.
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