New York
For New York, program name is Paid Family Leave; benefits start date is 2018; total contribution rate is 0.432 percent; employer share is employee-funded only; employee share is 0.432 percent, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- State
- New York verified
- Program name
- Paid Family Leave verified
- Benefits start date
- 2018
- Total contribution rate
- 0.432 percent
- Employer share
- employee-funded only
- Employee share
- 0.432 percent
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,228.53
- Wage replacement formula
- 67 percent of employee's weekly wage up to 67 percent of SAWW
- Family leave duration
- 12 weeks verified
- Medical leave duration
- 26 weeks
- Employer size threshold
- 1 employee
- Covered reasons
- bonding, family caregiving, military exigency our reading
- Program website
- https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/ verified
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 New York <https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/cost> tax rates and wage bases . The taxable wage base cap is equal to the SAWW. Employers are <https://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/DisabilityBenefits/employee-disability-benefits.jsp> required to provide TDI and may take up to a 0.50 percent payroll tax from employees to cover benefits (but only up to $0.60 per week). New York’s paid family leave can be used for military exigency leave. Workers’ family leave contribution rate in 2026 is .432, a slight increase from 2025’s .373 percent, but less than rates in 2023 and 2024. See Washington state <https://paidleave.wa.gov/estimate-your-paid-leave-payments/> tax rates and wage bases . The taxable wage base cap is the Social Security cap. Small businesses with fewer than 50 employees are not required to contribute to premiums but are incentivized to do so. Some individuals can qualify for up to 16 to 18 weeks combined leave (e.g., individuals who experience complications in pregnancy may be eligible for 18 weeks of leave). Washington’s law includes military exigency leave; see <https://paidleave.wa.gov/find-out-how-paid-leave-works/> Washington Paid Leave . In 2023, Washington began to allow seven days for a pregnancy loss or loss of a child. Washington’s contribution rate in 2026 is 1.12 percent. See DC <https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/employers/> tax rates . DC extended the duration of paid family and medical leave to a total of 12 weeks
— newamerica.org, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/