State and federal laws grant many new fathers in California the right to take up to 12 weeks of family leave per year. This leave can be used for the following: to bond or connect with a new child, a child adopted by the employee, or a child placed for foster care with the employee, to care for the employee’s family member who has a serious health condition, and/or to get treatment because the employee is suffering from a serious health condition and is unable to perform his/her job.