Connecticut
For Connecticut, program name is CT Paid Leave; benefits start date is January 1, 2022; total contribution rate is 0.5%; employer share is employee-funded only; employee share is 0.5 percent, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-06.
- State
- Connecticut verified
- Program name
- CT Paid Leave
- Benefits start date
- January 1, 2022
- Total contribution rate
- 0.5% verified
- Employer share
- employee-funded only our reading
- Employee share
- 0.5 percent our reading
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,016.40 verified
- 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 verified
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks plus 2 weeks for pregnancy complication
- Employer size threshold
- 1 employee our reading
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave our reading
- Program website
- https://ctpaidleave.org/ our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
In Connecticut, the wage replacement calculation is based on minimum wage. Replacement rate is 90 percent of employee’s wage up to minimum wage x 40 plus 60 percent of employee’s wage over minimum wage x 40. Maximum benefit is minimum wage x 60, $1,016.40 in 2026. See Connecticut Paid Leave.
— newamerica.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
These values are stated in different places, and not all on the same page, so each is shown with the passage that states it and the source that passage came from.
Total contribution rate
The CT Paid Leave Board of Directors has voted to maintain the contribution rate at 0.5% for 2026.
— from ctpaidleave.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Maximum weekly benefit
In all cases, the weekly benefit is capped at 60 times the CT minimum wage (i.e. $1,016.40 as of 1/1/2026).
— from ctpaidleave.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Family leave duration
CT Paid Leave provides up to 12 weeks of benefits in a 12-month period for most leave reasons.
— from ctpaidleave.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/
- ctpaidleave.orghttps://www.ctpaidleave.org/how-ct-paid-leave-works/contributions
- ctpaidleave.orghttps://www.ctpaidleave.org/claims/before-you-apply
- ctpaidleave.orghttps://www.ctpaidleave.org/how-ct-paid-leave-works