PDL stands for Pregnancy Disability Leave, which is a California state law that provides eligible employees with unpaid, job-protected leave in the event of a pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. The length of PDL is up to four months, based on hours worked per week and duration of disability. To qualify for PDL, an employee must be "disabled by pregnancy," which means that a health care provider must certify that the employees pregnancy or a related medical condition makes her unable to perform one or more of the essential functions of her job, without undue risk to herself, the successful completion of her pregnancy, or to others.htm).

It is important to note that PDL is not the same as California Family Rights Act leave (CFRA) or Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) leave, which provide job-protected leave to eligible employees to bond with a new child.

It is also worth mentioning that PDL can also refer to Page Description Language, which is a computer language that specifies the arrangement of a printed page through commands from a computer that the printer carries out. However, in the context of the search results provided, PDL refers to Pregnancy Disability Leave.