host: lauren sandler? guest: there's a lot of concern about fraud, for example, in california before it was passed but in interviews with employers throughout the state, those who opposed it before it was passed and those who supported it, that simply hasn't been an issue. host: take a look at who has access to paid leave. in your piece for the "new republic" you break it down by demographics. what do you find? guest: in california and new jersey and rhode island where there are paid leave programs, people have access. and in parts of the private sector, you know, the more you're paid, the more likely you are to have paid leave. if you work at morgan stanley, you get three months paid. if you work at facebook you have great paid leave. if you're a lower income worker, you're far less likely to get the leave that you need more. host: looking at the demographics, if you're white, nonhispanics, 61% have access to paid leave. 62% for asians, 61% for african-americans, and 43% for hispanics and in educational a