Description: Provides up to 8 weeks of partial pay to employees who take time off from work to care for a seriously ill family member (child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or registered domestic partner) or to bond with a new child entering the family through birth, adoption, or foster care placement.PFL does not provide job protection, only monetary benefits; however, your job may be protected through other federal or state laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) or the California Family Rights Act (CFRA).
Eligibility: Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides benefit payments to people who need to take time off work to:- Care for a seriously ill family member- Bond with a new child- Participate in a qualifying event because of a family member's military deploymentTo be eligible for PFL benefits, an individual must:- Be unable to do your regular or customary work- Have lost wages due to the present need- Be employed or actively looking for work at the time the family leave begins- Have earned at least $300 from which State Disability Insurance (SDI) deductions were withheld during their base period- Provide a medical certificate on their care claim for the seriously ill family member. The certificate must be completed by the care recipient's physician/practitioner
Requirements: Provide proof of relationship for bonding claims (birth certificate or record, adoption paperwork, etc.). Have the care recipient's physician/practitioner certify the need for care by completing the "Physician/Practitioner's Certification" for care claims. Applicants must provide a Social Security number in order to check their earnings as reported by their employer.
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