Paid family leave: eligibility: care for designated persons.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill expands eligibility for California’s Paid Family Leave program to include individuals who take time off work to care for a ‘designated person.’ A ‘designated person’ is defined as someone related by blood or whose association with the individual is equivalent to a family relationship. To be eligible, individuals must identify the designated person and attest to their relationship under penalty of perjury. The bill also makes conforming changes to existing definitions and requires an appropriation for these expanded benefits, starting July 1, 2028.
Key provisions
- Expands Paid Family Leave eligibility to include care for a ‘designated person’ (related by blood or equivalent family relationship).
- Defines ‘designated person’ and requires an attestation of relationship under penalty of perjury.
- Requires individuals requesting benefits for the first time to identify the designated person.
- Makes conforming changes to existing definitions of family care leave and family member.
- Establishes a state-mandated local program due to the perjury requirement.
- Authorizes an appropriation to cover the costs of the expanded benefits.
- Effective date of July 1, 2028.
- Provides that no reimbursement is required for local agencies or school districts due to the creation of a new crime (perjury).
Who is affected
- Employees in California
- Families with seriously ill individuals
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