California’s Paid Family Leave (PFL) — a temporary disability program administered by the state’s Employment Development Department (EDD) — provides up to eight weeks of state-funded partial wage replacement benefits for workers needing time off to care for a seriously ill family member, bond with a new child, or participate in a qualifying military event.
Small businesses may apply for state grants up to $2,000 per employee on PFL to offset increased overhead, such as to cross-train existing staff and hire and train new and/or temporary employees.

The grant period is June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026 or until funds run out.  To qualify, the business must:

• Have at least one employee who used the PFL program on or after June 1, 2024;
• Employ between 1 and 100 employees;
• Register to do business in California;
• Be in active status with the California Secretary of State; and
• Possess a California Employer Account Number for filing payroll taxes.

Take-Aways:

For more details, visit www.CaliforniaPFL.com

For further information, please contact Tim Bowles, Cindy Bamforth, or Helena Kobrin.

See also:

• Team Building Insurance Workplace Policy Handbook & Forms for 2024 (May 22, 2024)
• Time Cushion – Modifications to California’s Mandatory Paid Family Leave Pamphlet (August 12, 2022)
• California Paid Family Leave Overview – Is California’s Paid Family Leave a Protected Leave of Absence? (August 3, 2018)

Cindy Bamforth
September 6, 2024