Paid Family Leave California 2025. Though pfl and sdi are state benefits, employees can apply for the benefits while on unpaid leaves, such as under the california family rights act (cfra) and family medical leave act. Like di, pfl is also funded.

Paid family leave access (ab 2123) starting january 1, 2025, employers will no longer be allowed to require employees to exhaust their accrued vacation before accessing. California’s assembly bill ab 2123 allows employees to access paid family leave without using vacation leave first, becoming effective january 1, 2025.