| How long can you pay your bills when mom is | | | | are eligible for the paid family leave benefit as well. |
| taking a 45% pay cut? California couples need to | | | | The state short term disability program allows for |
| ask themselves this question before getting | | | | up to four weeks of time prior to delivery, plus |
| pregnant. You may enjoy up to eighteen weeks | | | | eight weeks of paid time for a c-section delivery. |
| of paid leave in California between your | | | | Add six weeks for your time to bond with baby |
| pregnancy, maternity leave, and time bonding with | | | | to get eighteen weeks of total paid time for a |
| baby. This sounds great until you realize you are | | | | normal pregnancy, and health baby. |
| getting only a fifty five percent income | | | | This sounds great until you realize these eighteen |
| replacement. And many CA workers don't qualify. | | | | weeks come with a 45% pay cut or more. Many |
| Know your facts before you conceive. | | | | families are living check to check before mom |
| CA Paid Family Leave | | | | gets pregnant, gets her eighteen week pay cut, |
| The California Paid Family Leave Act provides up | | | | then have to face the extra bills to feed, clothe, |
| to six weeks of paid leave to take care of a sick | | | | and raise a child. |
| or injured family members. California is one of | | | | Do You Qualify for Benefits? |
| only two states with such a benefit. For those | | | | Not every CA worker is automatically enrolled. |
| concerned about maternity benefits, you get six | | | | Know the rules before getting pregnant. And if |
| additional weeks of paid time off to bond with | | | | you can't afford an extended pay cut, consider |
| your healthy baby. | | | | purchasing supplemental short term disability |
| An 18 Week 45% Pay Cut | | | | coverage to increase your maternity leave |
| Workers who pay into the California SDI program | | | | income. |