California PFL intermittent leave
California PFL for Part-Time Work and Intermittent Leave
Learn how California PFL works with part-time or intermittent leave, wage reporting, DE 2580GF, and returning to unused bonding benefits.
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Working some days does not automatically rule out PFL
You may qualify for California PFL while working part-time or taking intermittent leave if you lose wages and meet the other eligibility requirements. EDD decides eligibility and the payable amount based on your circumstances.
Part-time leave reduces your usual hours or days. Intermittent leave means taking separate periods away from your regular schedule. Neither means you can omit the days you worked from your claim reporting.
How working affects the payment
EDD compares your normal weekly earnings before the claim with what you earn while working a reduced schedule. If your wage loss is below your weekly benefit amount, the benefit is limited to that loss. If the loss is greater, you may receive the full weekly benefit amount.
For a planning illustration, suppose your normal wages are $1,200 and reduced-schedule earnings are $800. The difference is $400. That difference is a separate number from the weekly benefit amount on your notice; do not assume the notice amount is added in full to every paycheck. EDD determines the actual payment.
What is DE 2580GF?
EDD sends the Continued Claim Certification for Paid Family Leave Benefits (DE 2580GF) when you report part-time work during benefits. Complete it to report time worked. Benefits stop if the required form is not returned online or by mail.
Report a return to work and work or wages promptly, including work for which you have not yet been paid. Follow the instructions on your form for the reporting period.
For continued-claim uploads, EDD’s current path is myEDD → SDI Online → your current PFL Claim ID → PFL Upload Forms. Select the appropriate form and submit its attachment. This differs from the initial-application attachment path.
Keep a simple work-and-leave record
A private daily log makes it easier to reconcile your calendar, timecard, and EDD form. Use these headings in a notebook or spreadsheet:
- Date and employer.
- Usual scheduled hours and actual hours worked.
- Time away for the qualifying leave reason.
- Gross wages and other employer-paid leave, recorded separately.
- Relevant EDD form, reporting period, and date submitted.
For example, “Monday: usual shift eight hours; worked four; four hours away” is clearer than “half a day.” Use your actual records and the form’s instructions; this log is an organizational aid, not an EDD certification.
Returning to unused bonding benefits
If you did not use all eight weeks, EDD says you may be able to use the remainder within the applicable 12-month claim period. For bonding, its instructions call for Request to Re-establish a Bonding Claim for Paid Family Leave (DE 2504RE). Care and military-assist claims have different continuation steps.
If you returned to full-time work and are restarting after a break, confirm the correct procedure with EDD before filing. For continued care, see our DE 2525XFA care-extension checklist.
PFL provides wage replacement, not job protection. Confirm workplace leave arrangements separately with your employer. If your schedule changes, use the guide to contacting EDD about claim changes.
ConnectEDD cannot certify worked days, approve a leave schedule, or determine the benefit payable for a week.
Help with repeated calling
Want ConnectEDD to handle the redialing?
ConnectEDD handles repeated calling and requests a California PFL callback to your authorized phone number when the option is available. Callback availability and timing can vary.
You may call EDD yourself for free. ConnectEDD is a paid convenience for the repeated-calling portion and does not represent you or access your claim.