Berkeley will hold a town hall next month to hear input on a recent ordinance that could bring 100 percent paid family leave to the city.
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Since 2002,California has offered an insurance program through which the state pays recent parents or people caring for a sick family member either 55 percent of their wages or a maximum of $1173 per week. whether approved, Berkeley’s recent ordinance would require private businesses with 25 or more employees to supplement these payments so that workers receive full wages for up to six weeks.
Berkeley’s labor commission and commission on the status of women will be hosting the event on the afternoon of Sept. 30 and are taking the helm on collecting public comment about the draft ordinance.
City labor advocates see the ordinance as a step toward progress both for the city and more broadly, or the United States,which, according to a Berkeley city memo is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not guarantee paid leave for recent parents.…
Source: eastbayexpress.com