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California Paid Family Leave (PFL) provides up to eight weeks of partial wage replacement to eligible Californians who need time away from work to: Care for a seriously ill child, parent, parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, spouse, or registered domestic partner.

Your weekly benefit amount (WBA) is about 60 to 70 percent (depending on income) of wages you earned 5 to 18 months before your claim start date and up to the maximum WBA. We will calculate your WBA using your highest quarter of earnings in your base period.

Your weekly benefit amount (WBA) is about 60 to 70 percent (depending on income) of wages you earned 5 to 18 months before your claim start date and up to the maximum WBA.

The EDD makes every effort to process your Paid Family Leave (PFL) payment within 14 days of receiving your complete initial claim. Your employer may require that you use up to two weeks of vacation leave or paid time off (PTO) prior to receiving Paid Family Leave benefits.

Your weekly benefit amount is about 60 to 70 percent (depending on income) of wages earned 5 to 18 months before your claim start date, up to the maximum weekly benefit amount. You must have been paying SDI taxes on these wages (usually noted as CASDI on your paystub).

The maximum weekly benefit amount that an employee can receive when they make a claim for SDI or PFL will be $1,620 per week. These changes go into effect as of January 1, 2023. For our clients with Voluntary Plans, please note that the updated VP assessment rate is now 0.00126% (a decrease from 0.00154%).

How much will I get paid? You can estimate your paid family leave benefits in California at the EDD's online PFL calculator. You should expect to receive a weekly benefit amount of about 60% to 70% of what your weekly wages were five-to-18 months prior to going on leave. This can be as much as $1,620 a week.