Article Continued BelowBut the California proposal, shared by a Newsom adviser on condition of anonymity, is set apart by the length of the proposed leave. The state currently offers six weeks of partly paid leave (with an additional six weeks of disability for birth mothers). But only 16 per cent of American workers get paid leave from their employers. California’s existing paid leave program is financed by a 1 per cent payroll tax. Paid leave increases mothers’ wages and work hours, research shows, and improves the health of babies and mothers.

Source: thestar January 07, 2019 02:13 UTC