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

For District of Columbia, program name is DC Paid Family Leave; benefits start date is July 1, 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 2026-08-15.

- **State:** District of Columbia _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Program name:** DC Paid Family Leave _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **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 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Program website:** https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/ _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> 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/

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2026-12-13.
Part of [State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility](https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-leave-programs/).