Small businesses in California with 1-100 employees are eligible to apply for grants up to $2,000 per employee on Paid Family Leave (PFL) program effective from June 1, 2024. The program allows employees to take paid leave for family caregiving or bonding with a new child, which might increase costs for businesses. These costs can be offset with the aid of the grant. The costs might be related to training existing staff, hiring additional staff and other ancillary expenses. Find more details and apply for the grant at CaliforniaPFL.com.

Small businesses in California can now apply for grants for each employee that takes paid family leave, through California’s PFL program. The initiative, is managed by the California Employment Training Panel and the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency, with an intention to support small businesses in managing additional costs that come about when employees take leave. The cross-training of existing staff, hiring and training of new or temporary employees, to maintain business activities during employee absences, can be covered by these grants. The PFL program provides eligible employees with up to 8 weeks of wage replacement benefits when they are required to take time off work for qualifying reasons. The grant is available for small businesses with 1 to 100 employees whose employees utilise PFL on or after June 1, 2024. Apply for a grant at CaliforniaPFL.com.

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