In plain words
A base period is the window of past work that California uses to decide whether you qualify for and . It is made of completed calendar quarters that ended before your claim begins. The state looks at your wages and payroll contributions in that window. Because the window follows the calendar, a parent who changed jobs or took unpaid time off may qualify, or may not. A claim can be denied or pay less than expected if earnings fall outside the window. The base period is different from the leave itself, which is measured in weeks. The publishes the current rules.
The deeper version
Under the California Unemployment Insurance Code, eligibility for State Disability Insurance and Paid Family Leave is determined from wages paid in a base period, generally the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters before the claim begins. Minimum wage thresholds apply, and weekly benefit amounts are a percentage of earnings subject to a maximum. Because both programs are funded by payroll contributions, the base period links benefits to contributions made in those quarters. The rules are amended from time to time.
Where it comes up
- Paid Family Leave (PFL) for bondingCalifornia: Leave, Money, and Paperwork
- Pregnancy Disability Leave (PDL) and State Disability (SDI)California: Leave, Money, and Paperwork
- Pregnancy and parental leave in California: the mapCalifornia: Leave, Money, and Paperwork
- CFRA and FMLA: keeping your jobCalifornia: Leave, Money, and Paperwork
What mothers here say about base period
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Sources
- California Employment Development Department — Paid Family Leave and State Disability Insurance eligibility and benefit information
- California Legislature — Unemployment Insurance Code, Division 1, Part 2 (State Disability Insurance)