California Senate Bill 83 (“SB 83”) – Paid Family Leave (Effective July 1, 2020).

Under SB 83, wage replacement benefits under the California Paid Family Leave (PFL) increases from 6 weeks to 8 weeks beginning July 1, 2020. This bill amends, repeals, or adds multiple sections of the Government Code, Labor Code, and Unemployment Insurance Code.

Employers are not required to provide paid parental leave under federal or California law. New parents can receive partial wages from the state while taking time off to bond with a child. The state pays 60 percent of most employees' wages—up to a maximum set by state law ($1,252 in 2019)—for six weeks. California Senate Bill 83.

Paid Family Leave — Partial Wage Replacement Benefits

Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides benefits to individuals who need to take time off work to care for a seriously ill child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or registered domestic partner. Benefits are also available to new parents who need time to bond with a new child entering their life either by birth, adoption, or foster care placement. PFL does not provide job protection, only monetary benefits. California Senate Bill 83.