A California lawmaker wants to protect workers who use the state's temporary disability insurance family leave program against employer discrimination.
The lawmaker, state Sen. Mike DeSaulnier, D-Costa Mesa, Calif., has introduced a bill, Senate Bill 761, that would give workers affected by family-leave related discrimination help with fighting that discrimination in court.
Today, California employers must offer up to six weeks of leave for eligible employees who need leave to care for a child, parent, spouse or domestic partner with a serious health problem, or to bond with a newborn baby or a new adopted or foster child.
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Allison Bell
Allison Bell, a senior reporter at ThinkAdvisor and BenefitsPRO, previously was an associate editor at National Underwriter Life & Health. She has a bachelor's degree in economics from Washington University in St. Louis and a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She can be reached through X at @Think_Allison.
