San Francisco is the first city in the U.S. to approve six weeks of fully paid parental leave to employees.
The law, passed on Tuesday, will apply to all new parents including mothers, fathers and same sex couples. San Francisco’s law differs from the state’s existing rules for parental leave, which offer 55 percent of pay to new parents for six weeks through employee-financed public disability insurance.
The decision for fully paid leave comes despite pushback from small businesses.
Los Angeles City Council voted to conduct a study in February of this year on different aspects of parental leave including whether it would be feasible to give employees four weeks of paid leave.
Could Los Angeles be next city to offer fully paid leave to new parents?
Guests:
Jimmy Gomez, California state Assemblyman (L.A.); he’s introduced a bill in the legislature to significantly expand the state’s current parental leave benefit. The bill is awaiting Gov. Brown’s signature.
Mark Wilbur, CEO of Employers Group, a HR consulting group in Los Angeles. He is a founding member of the advocacy group, Los Angeles County Business Federation
