When PFL comes from the Calif EDD, it is reported on a 1099-G which you enter in the federal return. TT/Calif then knows it is PFL and subtracts it out of income for you - no further entries need be made for that.
When PFL is administered by an employer's voluntary plan disability insurance (VPDI) it is sometimes reported to you on a separate W-2 and is included in your federal wages. On the federal W-2 entry screen there is a question where you can indicate this is a PFL W-2. TT/Calif will then subtract that federal wage amount from your Calif income.
PFL paid by the employer is not excludable - it must be paid from the Calif SDI program or the employer's VPDI to be excluded from Calif income. I haven't seen one but I would hope that payments from a VPDI would be clearly noted on the W-2. If you don't see anything like that then the FTB isn't going to see it either and would deny the PFL income exclusion.
