As of February 16, 2021, the Georgia state House passed HB 146 (Rep. Gaines). This bill provides eligible state and school board employees with three weeks of paid parental leave for the birth of a child or the placement of a minor child for adoption or foster care. Federal law, the Family and Medical Leave Act, allows some employees up to 12 weeks off to bond with a new child; however, many workers are not covered under this law and, even for those who are covered, leave may be unpaid. This means that parents who need time to bond with a new child are forced to only rely on any existing paid time off they have been able to save up.
Download this fact sheet on the impacts of this new legislation on working parents employed by the state.
