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

For Connecticut, program name is CT Paid Leave; benefits start date is January 1, 2022; total contribution rate is 0.5 percent; employer share is employee-funded only; employee share is 0.5 percent, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Connecticut _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Medical leave duration:** 12 weeks _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Employer size threshold:** 1 employee
- **Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave for survivors of family violence _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Program website:** https://ctpaidleave.org/s/?language=en_US

## What the source says

> 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/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2026-12-13.
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