What happens if I must leave work (my IHSS consumer) to care for a seriously ill parent, child, or spouse?
“California Paid Family Leave (PFL) program,” is an enhancement to the State Disability Insurance Program (SDI). It is intended to create a family temporary disability insurance program to help reconcile the demands of work and family for eligible California workers. Home care providers who must leave work (their IHSS consumer) to care for a seriously ill parent, child, spouse, registered domestic partner, or bond with a new minor child are eligible. PFL can be used for a maximum of 6 weeks in a 12 month period. The provider will receive partial payment based on the prior quarter’s earnings — approximately 55% of lost wages. Only those IHSS providers who have paid in to SDI are eligible. Family member providers (mother, father, son, daughter, brother, sister) do not pay in to SDI unless they elect to do so. Other providers pay in automatically. Home care providers can see on their pay stub whether SDI is being deducted. PFL is administrated by the state Employment Development Departmen
