Paid Leave Activity in Other States
School of Management and Labor Relations
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
California
Most California workers are now eligible to take up to 6 weeks a year of paid family leave through the State Disability Insurance Program (SDI).
California Paid Family Leave site>>>Click here
Paid Family Leave in California: New Research Findings
By Ruth Milkman and Eileen Appelbaum
California made history when the nation’s first comprehensive paid family leave (PFL) program was signed into law by former governor Gray Davis on September 23, 2002. Benefits provided by this pioneering legislation will be available to most working Californians starting on July 1, 2004.>>> View the Research
Georgia
Georgia's "Parental Leave Act" if passed, will provide parents 8 hours of unpaid leave to volunteer at their child's school, attend a parent teacher conference, or participate in other school related activities.
For more information:
Atlanta 9to5
Women's Policy Group/Women's Policy Education Fund
Minnesota
Minnesota's At-Home Infant Care (AHIC) programs allow working parents who meet income requirements to receive a subsidy in lieu of child care assistance to care for their infants. These programs can provide a measure of income security to working parents who take parental leave to be with new babies.
Washington State
~NEWS FLASH~WASHINGTON PAID FAMILY LEAVE PROGRAM PASSES!
Despite intense opposition by business organizations, the Senate passed
Paid Family Leave on Sunday, April 22, 2007, the last day of the session.
The Governor has 20 days to sign SB 5659 into law.
SB 5659 Family Leave Insurance
As adopted, SB 5659 provides for up to 5 weeks of paid leave to care for a newborn or
newly adopted child. Benefits would be $250 per week with a one-week waiting period, pro-rated for part-time. All workers who work 680 hours in previous year are eligible regardless of company size. Workers in companies with more than 25 employees would also have job protection. Benefits will begin in October 2009.
During the session, the bill was amended in the Senate and the House. It no longer
covers the care of a seriously ill family member or a worker's own illness. Funding for
the program is temporarily loaned from the supplemental pension fund, with a taskforce to recommend permanent funding options by the end of this year.View the bill (SB 5659) that was delivered to the Governor
Contact for the WA paid leave coalition: Marilyn Watkins, EOI, marilyn@eoionline.org, or visit the Economic Opportunity Institute.
In the news....
May 4, 2007 "Family leave gets the go ahead"April 24, 2007 "Washington passes paid family leave bill"
April 24, 2007 "Family leave: Now the hard part"
April 23, 2007 "Paid Family leave awaits Gregiore signature"
April 22, 2007 "State lawmakers pass family leave bill for new parents"
March 31, 2007 "Family leave bill still has a chance as it clears committee"
March 31, 2007 "Family leave measure hits snag in committee"
Wisconsin
Wisconsin employees covered by and eligible for the state's family and medical leave law may elect to substitute any type of accrued paid leave for the job-protected leave specified under the law
10 Things That Could Happen to You if You Didn't Have Paid Sick Days - a publication of 9to5, National Association of Working Women provides real-life experiences of workers who do not have paid sick days
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