Off hand, I don't know why the Box 1 and Box 16 amounts would be different in this case. Box 16 is the state wages that the payer thinks is right under CA law. For example, contributions to an HSA are not deductible in CA, so the Box 16 amount is equal to the Box 1 amount plus the HSA contributions.
Since Lincoln Financial appears to have paid you only PFL, I don't know why Box 1 would be different from Box 16. Ask them. Also, did you receive any checks from these guys that you can check against these forms?
As for Sedgwik, I am concerned that they sent you duplicate W-2s. Yes, they look different, but are the numbers in Box 1 the same on both W-2s? Again, did they send you a check that you can "check" against?
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