asset: state-paid-family-leave-programs

asset_type: benefit-schedule

body: The mandatory paid family and medical leave programs that US states operate, with each state's current contribution rate, employer/employee split, maximum weekly benefit, wage replacement formula, leave duration, covered reasons, employer-size threshold, and program launch date. As of mid-2026, 14 states plus DC operate programs: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, DC, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Washington. Maryland and Virginia have enacted programs launching in 2028. Contribution rates change annually (Washington rose to 1.13% for 2026; Massachusetts remains at 0.88%). Wage replacement ranges from a flat 67% (New York) to sliding scales giving 90-100% to low-wage workers (Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Minnesota). Duration ranges from 6 weeks (California family-only) to 26 weeks (Massachusetts military family). This is a production-edge asset: maintaining current rates across 15+ annually-changing programs was prohibitive for one person and is now economic. Answers 'what is the paid family leave contribution rate in [state]', 'how much paid leave do employees get in [state]', 'does my state have paid family leave', and 'what is the maximum paid leave benefit in [state]'.

key_field: state

licence: State program contribution rates, benefit amounts, and eligibility rules are facts from state government program pages and policy research organisations; not copyrightable.

title: State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

type: dataset


body:
**State:** California

**Program name:** Paid Family Leave

**Benefits start date:** 2004

**Total contribution rate:** 1.3 percent

**Employer share:** employee-funded only

**Employee share:** 1.3 percent

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,765

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent of wages for workers making less than 70 percent of the state's average quarterly wage and 70 percent for other workers

**Family leave duration:** 8 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 52 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency

**Program website:** https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/paid-family-leave/

> Payroll Tax Rates, Benefit Caps, and Duration California’s law was passed in 2002, implemented in 2004, and has been amended multiple times, including in 2022 to greatly increase wage replacement beginning in 2025. The maximum length of family leave increased from six to eight weeks on July 1, 2020. See <http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200SB83> SB 83 and <https://www.edd.ca.gov/Payroll_Taxes/What_Are_State_Payroll_Taxes.htm> tax rates and wage bases . On January 1, 2021, individuals became eligible to receive up to six weeks of military exigency leave; see <https://www.edd.ca.gov/pdf_pub_ctr/de2530.pdf> California Employment Development Department . In 2026, payroll tax contributions are 1.3 percent, a slight increase from the 1.2 percent rate charged in 2025. In New Jersey, 2019 legislation made changes to the state paid family leave program.

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 1.3 percent

employee_share: 1.3 percent

employer_share: employee-funded only

employer_size_threshold: 1 employee

family_leave_duration: 8 weeks

medical_leave_duration: 52 weeks

program_name: Paid Family Leave

state: California

title: California — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

type: benefit-schedule

unverified_fields: employer_share, employer_size_threshold, family_leave_duration, max_weekly_benefit, medical_leave_duration, program_url, wage_replacement_formula


benefits_start_date: January 1, 2024

body:
**State:** Colorado

**Program name:** FAMLI

**Benefits start date:** January 1, 2024

**Total contribution rate:** 0.88 percent

**Employer share:** split between employer and employee

**Employee share:** split between employer and employee

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,381.45

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent of the employee's wage up to 50 percent of SAWW plus 50 percent of the employee's wage over 50 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave for survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault, NICU leave

**Program website:** https://famli.colorado.gov/

> Colorado’s law was expanded beginning in 2026 to include an additional 12 weeks of leave for parents with babies in a neonatal intensive care unit—the first state in the country to offer NICU leave. The law also includes both military exigency leave and “safe” leave for survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault. See <https://famli.colorado.gov/individuals-and-families> Colorado Department of Labor and Employment .

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 0.88 percent

employee_share: split between employer and employee

employer_share: split between employer and employee

family_leave_duration: 12 weeks

medical_leave_duration: 12 weeks

program_name: FAMLI

state: Colorado

title: Colorado — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, contribution_rate_total, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, max_weekly_benefit, wage_replacement_formula


benefits_start_date: January 1, 2022

body:
**State:** Connecticut

**Program name:** CT Paid Leave

**Benefits start date:** January 1, 2022

**Total contribution rate:** 0.5 percent

**Employer share:** employee-funded only

**Employee share:** 0.5 percent

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,016.40

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent of employee's wage up to minimum wage x 40 plus 60 percent of employee's wage over minimum wage x 40

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave for survivors of family violence

**Program website:** https://ctpaidleave.org/s/?language=en_US

> Note that the maximum annual length of leave is 12 weeks plus an additional two weeks for a health condition resulting from pregnancy. Connecticut’s law includes both military exigency leave and “safe” leave for survivors of family violence.

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 0.5 percent

employee_share: 0.5 percent

program_name: CT Paid Leave

state: Connecticut

title: Connecticut — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, contribution_rate_total, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, max_weekly_benefit, program_name, program_url, wage_replacement_formula


benefits_start_date: January 1, 2026

body:
**State:** Delaware

**Program name:** Delaware Paid Leave

**Benefits start date:** January 1, 2026

**Total contribution rate:** 0.80 percent

**Employer share:** split between employer and employee

**Employee share:** split between employer and employee

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $900

**Wage replacement formula:** 80 percent of the individual's average weekly wage, up to a cap of $900 per week in the program's first two years (2026 and 2027)

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 10 employees

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency

**Program website:** https://labor.delaware.gov/delaware-paid-leave/

> Colorado’s law was expanded beginning in 2026 to include an additional 12 weeks of leave for parents with babies in a neonatal intensive care unit—the first state in the country to offer NICU leave. The law also includes both military exigency leave and “safe” leave for survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault. See <https://famli.colorado.gov/individuals-and-families> Colorado Department of Labor and Employment . In Maryland, the rate that workers and employers will contribute has initially been set at .9 percent. Maryland’s law also includes employer-side contribution exemptions for businesses with fewer than 15 employees. The taxable wage base is the Social Security cap. Maryland’s law covers military exigency leave. See <https://paidleave.maryland.gov/employers/Pages/home.aspx> Maryland FAMLI Employers Page . In Delaware, the statute prescribes the tax rate but does not specify a limit on the taxable wage base, however, the implementing agency has set the rate at the Social Security wage base. Delaware’s contribution amounts are subdivided by statute for each type of leave—parental (.32 percent), medical (.4 percent), and family care (.08 percent)—and the statute includes a trigger that would reduce benefit levels if contribution amounts exceed 1 percent. In addition, coverage and eligibility rules are restrictive: Businesses with fewer than 10 employees

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 0.80 percent

employer_size_threshold: 10 employees

program_name: Delaware Paid Leave

state: Delaware

title: Delaware — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, contribution_rate_total, employee_share, employer_share, max_weekly_benefit, program_name, program_url, wage_replacement_formula


body:
**State:** District of Columbia

**Program name:** DC Paid Family Leave

**Benefits start date:** July 1, 2020

**Total contribution rate:** 0.75 percent

**Employer share:** 0.75 percent

**Employee share:** employer-funded only

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,190

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent of the employee's wage up to 150 percent of DC's minimum wage x 40 plus 50 percent of the employee's wage over 150 percent of DC's minimum wage x 40

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, prenatal leave

**Program website:** https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/

> As of May 2026, 14 states plus the District of Columbia (DC) have or will soon have statewide paid family and medical leave programs in place. <https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/paid-family-leave/> California , <https://famli.colorado.gov/> Colorado , <https://ctpaidleave.org/s/?language=en_US> Connecticut , <https://labor.delaware.gov/delaware-paid-leave/> Delaware , <https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/>

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 0.75 percent

employee_share: employer-funded only

employer_share: 0.75 percent

program_name: DC Paid Family Leave

state: District of Columbia

title: District of Columbia — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

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body:
**State:** Maine

**Program name:** Paid Family and Medical Leave

**Benefits start date:** May 1, 2026

**Total contribution rate:** 1 percent

**Employer share:** 100 percent of premium for employers with 15 or more workers; 50 percent for smaller employers

**Employee share:** employers may seek 50 percent from employees

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,198.84

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent for workers with an individual average weekly wage that is 50 percent or less of SAWW plus 66 percent of wages that are above 50 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, safe leave, military exigency

**Program website:** https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/

> Even within covered businesses, only workers who meet FMLA eligibility criteria are eligible for paid family and medical leave benefits. Delaware’s law includes military exigency leave. See <https://labor.delaware.gov/delaware-paid-leave-is-coming/> Delaware Department of Labor . In Minnesota, the 2026 contribution rate is .88 percent, divided between workers and employers. The statute also <https://info.paidleave.mn.gov/employers/equivalent/index.jsp> permits employers to purchase either type of leave separately, with the other type covered by the state program at a reduced cost. Employers can seek 50 percent of the premium cost from employees. Businesses with fewer than 30 employees may exclude a portion of payroll expenses ($12,500 for each employee, up to $120,000) for the first 20 employees and $12,000 for the 21st through 29th employee. Employees must still pay the employee portion of the premium and are not affected by this wage exclusion. See this <https://pl.mn.gov/toolkits/employer-resource-toolkit> Employer Resource Toolkit . Minnesota’s law <https://info.paidleave.mn.gov/> includes both military exigency leave and safe leave. In Maine, the statute sets a maximum initial contribution rate of 1 percent. Employers with 15 or more workers must pay 100 percent of premium costs and may seek 50 percent from their employees; in businesses with fewer than 15 workers, employers remit only 50 percent of the premium, which is deducted from employees’ pay. See <https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/> Maine Department of Labor . Maine’s law covers both “safe” leave and military exigency leave. In Virginia, initial contribution rates will be set by October 1, 2027. Employers with 11 or more workers must pay 100 percent of premium costs and may withhold up to 50 percent from their employees. Employers with 10 or fewer workers remit only 50 percent of the premium, which is deducted from employees’ pay. See <https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/60.2-806/> 2026 Virginia Session Law, § 60.2-806 . Virginia’s law covers military exigency leave for up to 12 weeks, and “safe leave” for up to four weeks.

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 1 percent

program_name: Paid Family and Medical Leave

state: Maine

title: Maine — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, employee_share, employer_size_threshold, max_weekly_benefit, wage_replacement_formula


benefits_start_date: January 2028

body:
**State:** Maryland

**Program name:** FAMLI

**Benefits start date:** January 2028

**Total contribution rate:** 0.9 percent

**Employer share:** split between employer and employee

**Employee share:** split between employer and employee

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,000

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent for workers with an individual average weekly wage that is 65 percent or less of SAWW plus 50 percent of wages that are above 65 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 15 employees

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency

**Program website:** https://paidleave.maryland.gov/

> See <https://famli.colorado.gov/individuals-and-families/how-famli-works/premium-and-benefits-calculator> Colorado Benefits Calculator . Maryland’s wage replacement rate is 90 percent for workers with an individual average weekly wage that is 65 percent or less of SAWW plus 50 percent of wages that are above 65 percent of SAWW. The maximum benefit will be $1,000 a week beginning in January 2028 annually thereafter; the minimum benefit is $50 a week. See <https://paidleave.maryland.gov/about-the-program/> Maryland FAMLI program information .

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 0.9 percent

employer_size_threshold: 15 employees

state: Maryland

title: Maryland — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: contribution_rate_total, covered_reasons, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, family_leave_duration, medical_leave_duration


benefits_start_date: January 1, 2021

body:
**State:** Massachusetts

**Program name:** Paid Family and Medical Leave

**Benefits start date:** January 1, 2021

**Total contribution rate:** 0.88 percent

**Employer share:** split between employer and employee

**Employee share:** split between employer and employee

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,230.39

**Wage replacement formula:** 80 percent of the employee's wage up to 50 percent of SAWW plus 50 percent of the employee's wage over 50 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 20 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency

**Program website:** https://www.mass.gov/topics/paid-family-and-medical-leave-in-massachusetts

> DC extended the duration of paid family and medical leave to a total of 12 weeks beginning in October 2022, up from an interim increase in 2021 and the program’s initial offering of just two weeks of paid medical leave, six weeks of paid caregiving leave, and eight weeks of paid parental leave. DC also offers two weeks of prenatal leave, as of October 2021; see <https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/workers/> DC Paid Family Leave . DC reduced employer payroll contributions from .62 percent to .26 percent in 2022 and kept premiums there for 2023 and 2024. In 2025, the Council approved a premium increase to .75 percent, and that is the same rate applied in 2026. The DC paid leave fund is available for other purposes due to a 2025 statutory change allowing excess funds to be transferred to DC’s general fund. See more <https://lims.dccouncil.gov/Legislation/B25-0787> here (section 12a, page 18). See Massachusetts <https://www.mass.gov/info-details/paid-family-and-medical-leave-employer-contribution-rates-and-calculator> tax rates and wage bases . Small businesses with fewer than 25 employees are not required to contribute to premiums. The taxable wage base cap is the Social Security cap. Note that the maximum length of leave is capped at 26 weeks per year (12 weeks of family leave, 20 weeks of medical leave, and 26 weeks to care for a wounded service member).

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

medical_leave_duration: 20 weeks

state: Massachusetts

title: Massachusetts — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, contribution_rate_total, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, max_weekly_benefit, program_url, wage_replacement_formula


body:
**State:** Minnesota

**Program name:** Paid Leave

**Benefits start date:** January 1, 2026

**Total contribution rate:** 0.88 percent

**Employer share:** split between employer and employee

**Employee share:** split between employer and employee

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,423

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent up to half of SAWW; 66 percent of workers' wages that fall between over half and the full SAWW; and 55 percent for wages that exceed the SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave

**Program website:** https://paidleave.mn.gov/

> <https://paidleave.mn.gov/> Minnesota , <https://nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/> New Jersey , <https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/> New York , <https://paidleave.oregon.gov/Pages/default.aspx> Oregon , <https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance> Rhode Island , and <https://paidleave.wa.gov/> Washington currently make paid leave benefits available to workers.

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

program_name: Paid Leave

state: Minnesota

title: Minnesota — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility


body:
**State:** New Jersey

**Program name:** Family Leave Insurance

**Benefits start date:** 2009

**Total contribution rate:** 0.42 percent

**Employer share:** experience-rated TDI contributions for employers

**Employee share:** 0.19 percent TDI plus 0.23 percent FLI

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,119

**Wage replacement formula:** 85 percent of average weekly wage

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 26 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving

**Program website:** https://nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/

> In New Jersey, as of July 1, 2020, claimants are paid 85 percent of their average weekly wage. In 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $1,119 per week.

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 0.42 percent

employee_share: 0.19 percent TDI plus 0.23 percent FLI

medical_leave_duration: 26 weeks

program_name: Family Leave Insurance

state: New Jersey

title: New Jersey — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, contribution_rate_total, covered_reasons, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, family_leave_duration, medical_leave_duration, program_name, program_url, wage_replacement_formula

wage_replacement_formula: 85 percent of average weekly wage


body:
**State:** New York

**Program name:** Paid Family Leave

**Benefits start date:** 2018

**Total contribution rate:** 0.432 percent

**Employer share:** employee-funded only

**Employee share:** 0.432 percent

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,228.53

**Wage replacement formula:** 67 percent of employee's weekly wage up to 67 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 26 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, family caregiving, military exigency

**Program website:** https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/

> See New York <https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/cost> tax rates and wage bases . The taxable wage base cap is equal to the SAWW. Employers are <https://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/DisabilityBenefits/employee-disability-benefits.jsp> required to provide TDI and may take up to a 0.50 percent payroll tax from employees to cover benefits (but only up to $0.60 per week). New York’s paid family leave can be used for military exigency leave. Workers’ family leave contribution rate in 2026 is .432, a slight increase from 2025’s .373 percent, but less than rates in 2023 and 2024. See Washington state <https://paidleave.wa.gov/estimate-your-paid-leave-payments/> tax rates and wage bases . The taxable wage base cap is the Social Security cap. Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees are not required to contribute to premiums but are incentivized to do so. Some individuals can qualify for up to 16 to 18 weeks combined leave (e.g., individuals who experience complications in pregnancy may be eligible for 18 weeks of leave). Washington’s law includes military exigency leave; see <https://paidleave.wa.gov/find-out-how-paid-leave-works/> Washington Paid Leave . In 2023, Washington began to allow seven days for a pregnancy loss or loss of a child. Washington’s contribution rate in 2026 is 1.12 percent. See DC <https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/employers/> tax rates . DC extended the duration of paid family and medical leave to a total of 12 weeks

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 0.432 percent

employee_share: 0.432 percent

state: New York

title: New York — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, contribution_rate_total, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, max_weekly_benefit, medical_leave_duration, wage_replacement_formula


benefits_start_date: September 3, 2023

body:
**State:** Oregon

**Program name:** Paid Leave Oregon

**Benefits start date:** September 3, 2023

**Total contribution rate:** 1 percent

**Employer share:** 0.4 percent

**Employee share:** 0.6 percent

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,636.56

**Wage replacement formula:** 100 percent of the employee's wage up to 65 percent of SAWW plus 50 percent of the employee's wage over 65 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, safe leave for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking

**Program website:** https://paidleave.oregon.gov/Pages/default.aspx

> Note that the maximum annual length of leave is 12 weeks plus an additional two weeks for a health condition resulting from pregnancy. Connecticut’s law includes both military exigency leave and “safe” leave for survivors of family violence. Connecticut caps military exigency leave at 26 weeks per two-year period. In Oregon in 2026, workers and businesses will <https://www.oregon.gov/employ/NewsAndMedia/Documents/2025-11-18_Tax_Rate_2026_Press_Release.pdf> continue to contribute a combined 1 percent of payroll, just as in 2024 and 2025.

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

employee_share: 0.6 percent

employer_share: 0.4 percent

program_name: Paid Leave Oregon

state: Oregon

title: Oregon — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, max_weekly_benefit, program_name, program_url, wage_replacement_formula


body:
**State:** Rhode Island

**Program name:** Temporary Caregiver Insurance

**Benefits start date:** 2014

**Total contribution rate:** 1.1 percent

**Employer share:** employee-funded only

**Employee share:** 1.1 percent

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,103

**Wage replacement formula:** 4.62 percent of the wages paid to employees in the highest quarter of the base period

**Family leave duration:** 6 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 30 weeks combined disability and family leave

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, bone marrow donation, organ donation

**Program website:** https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance

> In Rhode Island, wage replacement is equal to 4.62 percent of the wages paid to employees in the highest quarter of the base period. In 2026, the maximum benefit is $1,103.

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 1.1 percent

employee_share: 1.1 percent

family_leave_duration: 6 weeks

program_name: Temporary Caregiver Insurance

state: Rhode Island

title: Rhode Island — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: benefits_start_date, contribution_rate_total, covered_reasons, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, family_leave_duration, medical_leave_duration, program_name, program_url


benefits_start_date: December 2028

body:
**State:** Virginia

**Program name:** Paid Family and Medical Leave

**Benefits start date:** December 2028

**Total contribution rate:** to be set by October 1, 2027

**Employer share:** 100 percent of premium for employers with 11 or more workers; 50 percent for smaller employers; may withhold up to 50 percent from employees

**Employee share:** up to 50 percent of premium may be withheld from employees

**Maximum weekly benefit:** 100 percent of SAWW

**Wage replacement formula:** 80 percent of workers' wages, up to a maximum benefit of 100 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave

**Program website:** https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/60.2-804/

> 1 <https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/SB2/text/CHAP0981> Virginia ’s newly enacted program, passed in April 2026, will also begin paying benefits in December 2028. 2 Without a federal paid family and medical leave program—like the U.S.

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: to be set by October 1, 2027

max_weekly_benefit: 100 percent of SAWW

state: Virginia

title: Virginia — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

unverified_fields: contribution_rate_total, covered_reasons, employee_share, employer_share, employer_size_threshold, family_leave_duration, max_weekly_benefit, medical_leave_duration, program_url, wage_replacement_formula


benefits_start_date: January 2020

body:
**State:** Washington

**Program name:** Paid Family and Medical Leave

**Benefits start date:** January 2020

**Total contribution rate:** 1.13%

**Employer share:** 28.57% of the total premium

**Employee share:** 71.43% of the total premium

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,647

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent of the employee's wage up to 50 percent of SAWW plus 50 percent of employee's wage over 50 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, pregnancy loss

**Program website:** https://paidleave.wa.gov/

> Washington State's Paid Family and Medical Leave Paid Leave updates to know in 2026. <https://paidleave.wa.gov/updates> Learn more.

Source: <https://paidleave.wa.gov/updates/>

employee_share: 71.43% of the total premium

employer_share: 28.57% of the total premium

state: Washington

title: Washington — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility


body:
**State:** Washington

**Program name:** Paid Family and Medical Leave

**Benefits start date:** January 2020

**Total contribution rate:** 1.12 percent

**Employer share:** approximately one-third of total premium

**Employee share:** approximately two-thirds of total premium

**Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,647

**Wage replacement formula:** 90 percent of the employee's wage up to 50 percent of SAWW plus 50 percent of employee's wage over 50 percent of SAWW

**Family leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks

**Employer size threshold:** 1 employee

**Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, pregnancy loss

**Program website:** https://paidleave.wa.gov/

> see <https://paidleave.wa.gov/find-out-how-paid-leave-works/> Washington Paid Leave . In 2023, Washington began to allow seven days for a pregnancy loss or loss of a child. Washington’s contribution rate in 2026 is 1.12 percent. See DC <https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/employers/> tax rates . DC extended the duration of paid family and medical leave to a total of 12 weeks

Source: <https://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/>

contribution_rate_total: 1.12 percent

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