California Paid Family Leave

California Paid Family Leave (“PFL”) allows employees who take time off work to bond with a new child or to care for a close family or domestic partner member with a serious health problem to receive payments from the California State Disability Fund. The health problem includes pregnancies. An employee receives the benefits of this law if no other family member is available to provide the care required. A doctor's certificate is also necessary. This law can be found at Sections 2601 and 3301(a) of the California Unemployment Insurance Code.