Paid Family Leave in California:
New Research Findings |
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This article reports on new findings
from two surveys conducted in California in 2003:
- Public support for paid family and medical
leave is extensive among all segments of the
state's population, yet very few Californians
are aware of the new paid family leave law
that was passed in 2002 and takes effect on
July 1, 2004.
- Employed Californians have often taken family
and medical leaves in the past, and many expect
to need such leaves in the future.
- Many employers in the state - especially
the largest employers; those with relatively
few low-wage workers; those with a relatively
large proportion of professional, managerial
and technical employees; and those where labor
unions represent some portion of the workforce
- already provide family and medical leave
benefits beyond what current law requires.
- Employees are more likely to return to their
jobs following a leave when their employers
provide more extensive family and medical
leave benefits than required by previous law,
potentially contributing to lower turnover
rates.
- Employers already manage leaves with little
difficulty: relatively few employees go on
leave at any one time; the vast majority return
to their jobs after the leave; and in most
cases employers are able to cover the work
by assigning it to other employees.
Published in THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA LABOR 2004 |
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