District of Columbia
For District of Columbia, program name is DC Paid Family Leave; benefits start date is July 2020; total contribution rate is 0.75 percent; employer share is 0.75 percent; employee share is employer-funded only, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-06.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Program name
- DC Paid Family Leave verified
- Benefits start date
- July 2020
- Total contribution rate
- 0.75 percent
- Employer share
- 0.75 percent our reading
- Employee share
- employer-funded only our reading
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,190 verified
- 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 verified
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks verified
- Employer size threshold
- 1 employee our reading
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, prenatal leave our reading
- Program website
- https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/ 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
See DC tax rates. 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 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 here (section 12a, page 18).
— 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.
Maximum weekly benefit
The current maximum weekly benefit amount is $1,190.00.
— from dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Family leave duration
DC Paid Family Leave provides up to: 12 WEEKS to bond with a new child
— from dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/
- dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.govhttps://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/
- dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.govhttps://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/benefits-calculator/