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In a landmark move last September, California became the first U.S. state to adopt a comprehensive paid family and medical leave law providing
six weeks of partially paid leave to workers for care of a new child or a seriously ill family member. Funded through
state disability insurance, it takes effect July 1, 2004. Since 1993, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act has let American workers take
up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave to care for infants or sick family members. But a U.S. Department of Labor survey in 2000 showed that three out of four American workers
didn't take the leave when they needed it. Why? They couldn't afford the loss of income.
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Child Care