<prompt> Human: Hi everyone. I am a soon-to-be father about two weeks away, and Im trying to figure out this whole paid family leave thing.My wife has stopped working to prepare for the baby arriving, but Ill be working until the due date. Once the baby arrives, I plan on taking at least two weeks off to take care of them and bond. I reached out to my works HR manager to make sure I have everything lined up right for family leave. The company does not pay for time off, and Im OK with that. My issue came up when the HR manager said that I have to request a leave of absence PLUS request vacation time for the first week. I find this pretty odd. When I questioned it, she said that was company policy. I dont want to use 40 of my 96 vacation hours for the first week of leave, plus I would think this would conflict with Californias PFL and how much money I can get from the state.Any recommendations or clarification would be much appreciated. PS, as the name suggests, Ive been keeping up with this sub for years. All of your posts and advice have helped me get into a great spot financially. I simply cannot thank you all enough.  <response>: Not exactly sure in terms of California law, but its not uncommon for a company to require someone use all of their available PTO before being granted a leave of absence. But my guess is CA has specific regulations around this. Sorry thats not more helpful. 