Rhode Island
For Rhode Island, program name is Temporary Caregiver Insurance; benefits start date is 2014; total contribution rate is 1.1%; employer share is employee-funded only; employee share is 1.1 percent, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-06.
- State
- Rhode Island verified
- Program name
- Temporary Caregiver Insurance
- Benefits start date
- 2014
- Total contribution rate
- 1.1% verified
- Employer share
- employee-funded only our reading
- Employee share
- 1.1 percent our reading
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,150.00 verified
- Wage replacement formula
- 4.62 percent of wages paid in the highest quarter of the base period
- Family leave duration
- 8 weeks verified
- Medical leave duration
- 30 weeks combined with family leave
- Employer size threshold
- 1 employee our reading
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving our reading
- Program website
- https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance 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 Rhode Island tax rates and wage bases. Rates for 2026 are 1.1 percent, returning to 2024 levels, but—beginning in 2026—premiums are assessed on more of workers’ earnings in order to pay for higher wage replacement rates. Rhode Island allows for a maximum of 30 weeks of combined annual disability and family leave. Beginning in 2026, one week of leave is available for bone marrow donation, and 30 days is available for organ donation. See Rhode Island TCI claimant pamphlet for 2026.
— 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.
Total contribution rate
Taxable Wage Base - $100,000 for 2026; Tax Rate - 1.1% employee wage deduction
— from dlt.ri.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Maximum weekly benefit
For claims with a Benefit Year beginning date of 7/1/26 or later, $1,150.00 is the maximum benefit rate, and the minimum benefit rate is $148.
— from dlt.ri.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Family leave duration
TCI offers up to 8 weeks of paid leave to care for a seriously ill loved one or to bond with a new child.
— from dlt.ri.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/
- dlt.ri.govhttps://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance
- dlt.ri.govhttps://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance/tdi-tci-employers
- dlt.ri.govhttps://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance/claimants/tditci-frequently-asked-questions