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Emily 
on October 05, 2007 in MomsRising in The MotherHood!
View Original: www.sfgate.com Tags: California, Family Leave, Joan Williams
From the front page of the San Francisco Chronicle, "When Sheila Salas' sister developed breast cancer, Salas took more than a month off from work. She drove her to chemotherapy appointments. She administered her sister's weekly injections. When the cancer worsened, Salas took her sister into her San Rafael home and dressed and bathed her. Almost one year ago, on Oct. 25, Salas' sister died in her arms. If her sister had instead been her mother or daughter, she would have received up to six weeks of paid time off under California's 3-year-old paid family leave law. But because the patient was Salas' sister, her time off went unpaid. Such limits could change soon. State legislators have sent several bills to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger that would expand the scope of California's family leave laws to cover siblings, in-laws and grandparents. A spokesman for the Republican governor said Thursday that he has not taken a position on the bills, which would give California the most far-reaching family leave policy in the country. He has until Oct. 14 to decide whether to sign them.
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