Paid Family Leave (PFL) is one of the most misunderstood benefits in California.  Employees commonly think PFL is another protected leave, such as FMLA, CFRA or PDL (see below for the alphabet soup definitions), and many times you’ll hear employees say, “I’m going to take my PFL leave.” But PFL is not a leave; it’s a benefit payment taken while out on a qualifying leave. Confusing? Sure, and it would have been better if  California had … Read entire article »