California Increased Paid Family Leave Payments. Now More Parents Are Taking Advantage

California Increased Paid Family Leave Payments. Now More Parents Are Taking Advantage

More Californians are using paid family leave benefits to care for a child after a new state law that increased payments for parents went into effect in January, according to new state data. Claims in the first two quarters this year were up about 16%, compared with the same time period last year, according to data provided to LAist from the California Employment Development Department. Anne Chapuis, public information officer for EDD, said seve…