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California Boosts Paid Family Leave Benefits

Starting this year, new claims could get up to 90 percent of wages, compared with the old rates of 60 percent to 70 percent.
California Boosts Paid Family Leave Benefits
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at Shasta College on Dec. 16. Travis Gillmore/The Epoch Times
Jill McLaughlin
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California workers who take time off to care for themselves after childbirth or for other specified reasons are receiving more money this year, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Jan. 2.

Starting on New Year’s Day, the state increased paid family leave and disability benefits to historic levels, giving those who earn less than $63,000 a year up to 90 percent of their regular wages while they are on leave.

Jill McLaughlin
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