STATUS: Enacted

This legislation extends the Paid Family Leave from six weeks to eight weeks of wage replacement benefits to workers who take time off work to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a new child.

The bill extends the maximum duration of paid family leave (PFL) benefits from six to eight weeks, giving a parent an additional two weeks to bond with their new child. Birth mothers may take an additional six to eight weeks of leave to recover from childbirth under California’s Disability Insurance program, further extending their bonding time.

Full Bill or Law Text 

SB 83