A new California law will expand parental leave protections under the California Family Rights Act to individuals working for employers who have at least 20 employees. Existing law only applies to employers with at least 50 employees.
Senate Bill 63 will take effect on January 1, 2018. Under the new law, employers with 20 or more employees must provide employees with up to 12 weeks of parental leave to bond with a new child within one year of the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement. In order to be eligible for the law’s protection, an employee must have more than 12 months of service with the employer, have at least 1,250 hours of service with the employer during the previous 12-month period, and work at a location in which the employer employs at least 20 employees within 75 miles.
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