State employees will be able to receive up to six weeks of paid parental leave under legislation signed by Gov. Kemp. House Bill 1010, which the General Assembly passed overwhelmingly last month, will double paid parental leave for state workers following the birth, adoption, or foster care placement of a child in their home, providing a total leave of up to 240 hours.
The legislature passed a bill in 2021 authorizing 120 hours of paid parental leave for state employees. Nonprofit advocates for paid parental leave praised the passage of the bill Wednesday but called for extending the benefit beyond just state workers. About 78% of Georgia’s workforce remains without access to paid family leave.
