PART A - EMPLOYEE INFORMATION (to be completed by the employee)
Paid Family Leave (PFL) Request (to be completed by the employee)
Employment Information (to be completed by the employee)
Question 12: A child is dened as a biological, adopted,
or foster son or daughter, a stepson or stepdaughter, a
legal ward, a son or daughter of a domestic partner, or the
person to whom the employee stands in loco parentis. A
parent is dened as a biological, foster, or adoptive parent,
parent-in-law, a stepparent, a legal guardian, or other
person who stood in loco parentis to the employee when
the employee was a child.
Questions 13: If dates are “Continuous”, the employee
must provide the start and end dates of the requested
PFL. These dates should be the actual dates that the PFL
will begin and end. If uncertain, estimate the start and
end dates and indicate “Dates are estimated”. If dates are
“Periodic”, enter the dates PFL will be taken. Please be as
specic as possible. If the dates are unknown or estimated,
Question 16: Enter the date of hire to the best of the
employee’s recollection. If it has been more than a
year since the date of hire, entering the year in which
employment started is sufcient.
Question 18: Enter the best estimate of average gross
weekly wage. Include only the wages earned from the
employer listed on this request form. The gross weekly
wage is the total weekly pay - including overtime, tips,
bonuses and commissions - before any deductions are
made by the employer, such as federal and state taxes.
If the employer is not able to supply this information, the
employee can calculate their gross weekly wage as follows:
Step 1: Add all gross wages received (before any
deductions) over the last eight weeks prior to the start of
PFL, including overtime and tips earned. (See Step 3 for
instructions for calculating bonuses and/or commissions.)
Step 2: Divide the gross wages calculated in step one by
eight (or the number of weeks worked if less than eight)
to calculate the average weekly wage.
Step 3: If the employee received bonuses and/or
commissions during the 52 weeks preceding PFL, add
the prorated weekly amount to the average weekly
wage. To determine the prorated weekly amount, add all
bonuses/commissions earned in the preceding 52 weeks
and then divide by 52.
Example of a gross weekly wage calculation:
Week 1 - Gross wage including overtime $550
Week 2 - Gross wage $500
Week 3 - Gross wage $500
Week 4 - Gross wage $500
Week 5 - Gross wage $500
Week 6 - Gross wage $500
Week 7 - Gross wage, including overtime $600
Week 8 - Gross wage, including overtime + $550
Total = $4,200
Divide by 8 ÷ 8
Average Weekly Wage = $525
Bonus earned in preceding 52 weeks $2,600
Divide by 52 ÷ 52
Prorated Weekly Bonus = $50
The employee requesting PFL must complete all required information.
Form PFL-1 Instructions continued on next page
Request For Paid Family Leave (Form PFL-1) Instructions
To request PFL, the employee requesting PFL must complete Part A of the Request For Paid Family Leave (Form PFL-1).
All items on the form are required unless noted as optional. The employee then provides the form to the employer to
complete Part B.
The employer completes Part B of the Request For Paid Family Leave (Form PFL-1) and returns it to the employee within
three days.
Additional forms are required depending on the type of leave being requested. The employee requesting leave
is responsible for the completion of these forms.
The employee submits the completed Request For Paid Family Leave (Form PFL-1) with the required additional
form to the employer’s PFL insurance carrier listed on Part B of Request For Paid Family Leave (Form PFL-1).
The employee should retain a copy of each submitted form for their records.
Form PFL-1 Instructions
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indicate “Dates are estimated”.
If dates are estimated, the PFL carrier may require you to
submit a request for payment after the PFL day is taken.
Payment for approved claims will be due as soon as
possible but in no event more than 18 days from the date of
the completed request.
Question 14: If the employee is submitting the PFL
request to their employer with less than 30 days’ advance
notice from the start date of the PFL, the employee must
explain why 30 days’ notice could not be given. If the
explanation will not t in the space provided on the form,
enter “See Attached” and add an attachment with the
explanation. Be sure to include the employee’s full name
and their date of birth at the top of the attachment.
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