The City of Santa Ana becomes the first public O.C. agency to offer paid parental leave

The City of Santa Ana is the first public agency in Orange County to offer paid parental leave to eligible employees.

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Under Memoranda of Understanding approved by the Santa Ana City Council, over 100 employees who are members of the Santa Ana Management Association (SAMA) or the Confidential Association of Santa Ana (CASA) will receive the new benefit. The City Council approved the SAMA agreement on June 6, 2023, and the CASA agreement on July 18, 2023.

During the contract negotiation process, the City and the two labor groups agreed to allow eligible employees to receive up to eight weeks of employer-paid parental leave for the birth, adoption, or foster of a child. The City of Santa Ana is not only the first public agency in Orange County, but also is believed to be one of the first in California to provide full pay for parental leave. The terms of both contracts are July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025.

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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