Maine
For Maine, program name is Paid Family and Medical Leave; benefits start date is May 1, 2026; total contribution rate is 1 percent; employer share is 100% for employers with 15+ workers (may seek 50% from employees); 50% for employers with fewer than 15; employee share is up to 50% of premium (may be withheld by employer with 15+ workers); 50% for employers with fewer than 15, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-06.
- State
- Maine verified
- Program name
- Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Benefits start date
- May 1, 2026 verified
- Total contribution rate
- 1 percent
- Employer share
- 100% for employers with 15+ workers (may seek 50% from employees); 50% for employers with fewer than 15 our reading
- Employee share
- up to 50% of premium (may be withheld by employer with 15+ workers); 50% for employers with fewer than 15 our reading
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,198.84 verified
- 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 verified
- Family leave duration
- 12 weeks verified
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks
- Employer size threshold
- 1 employee our reading
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, safe leave, military exigency our reading
- Program website
- https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/ 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
Maine’s wage replacement rate is 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. The maximum benefit is the SAWW, which is $1,198.84 in 2026. See Maine Benefits Estimator Tool.
— newamerica.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Benefits start date
Benefits will only be paid for time out of work occurring on or after May 1, 2026.
Family leave duration
Eligible workers can take up to 12 weeks of paid time off in a benefit year.
— all from maine.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/
- maine.govhttps://www.maine.gov/paidleave/