Low-wage earners who most need paid family leave can’t afford to take time off. A new bill seeks to raise their replacement pay.
Low-wage earners who most need paid family leave can’t afford to take time off. A new bill seeks to raise their replacement pay.
![Miranda Griswold cuddles her three-year-old, Rhys, before bedtime at their Merced home on July 8, 2021. “Six weeks is nothing,” Griswold said of the current family leave allotment. “It’s barely time to recover [from C-section] and on top of navigating breast feeding.” Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters](https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/070821_FamilyLeave_AW_sized_08.jpg?resize=800%2C600&ssl=1)
