Parental Leave

My state has two programs that are available to new parents.

Pregnancy disability is a sub-category of the state disability insurance that is available for workers with a variety of work-preventing medical conditions. It is 4 weeks prior to due date, 6 weeks after delivery or 8 if a c-section.

Paid family leave can be used similarly to FMLA, and is available for bonding time for new mothers or fathers, biological or adopted. Like FMLA, PFL is also available for those caring for a sick family member. It is also 6 weeks in any given 12 month period.

Both are paid at just over half of one's base salary (which is calculated in some arcane way only beknownst to govt. bureaucrats). Both programs are funded through payroll tax, and you have to have worked a minimum amount and contributed a minimum amount to qualify.

I sure am glad I live where I do.

>>What I was trying to point out was that it was not tax dollar funded.

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They probably are not aware that it can benefit them as well (non-parents).