biostudies-literatureGoodman JMNICHD NIH HHSRobert Wood Johnson Foundation100627https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC7371918biostudies-literatureUnknown11A growing body of research finds that paid leave policies have significant population health benefits for workers and their families, but the lack of a national paid leave policy in the United States leaves most workers without access to any paid leave. In 2017 San Francisco implemented the nation's first fully paid leave policy, mandating that covered employers provide up to six weeks of leave to care for a new child. The objective of our study is to examine how the San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (PPLO) affected paid leave access, including among workers in low-wage industries. <i>Methods</i>: We surveyed Bay Area employers in 2018, the year after PPLO took effect. We estimated difference-in-differences models of changes in access to paid leave before versus after implementatSSM - population healthEmployer-Reported Access to Paid Parental Leave: A study of San Francisco's Paid Parental Leave Ordinance.PMC7371918P2C HD073964Goodman JMDow WHElser HfalseEmployer-Reported Access to Paid Parental Leave: A study of San Francisco's Paid Parental Leave Ordinance.A growing body of research finds that paid leave policies have significant population health benefits for workers and their families, but the lack of a national paid leave policy in the United States leaves most workers without access to any paid leave. In 2017 San Francisco implemented the nation's first fully paid leave policy, mandating that covered employers provide up to six weeks of leave to care for a new child. The objective of our study is to examine how the San Francisco Paid Parental Leave Ordinance (PPLO) affected paid leave access, including among workers in low-wage industries. <i>Methods</i>: We surveyed Bay Area employers in 2018, the year after PPLO took effect. We estimated difference-in-differences models of changes in access to paid leave before versus after implementat2020-01-01T00:00:00Z2020 Aug2026-07-15T23:37:53.213Z2026-07-09T10:22:05.661ZS-EPMC73719183271507810.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100627