# Rhode Island — State paid family and medical leave program contribution rates, benefits, and eligibility

For Rhode Island, program name is Temporary Caregiver Insurance; benefits start date is 2014; total contribution rate is 1.1 percent; employer share is employee-funded only; employee share is 1.1 percent, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **State:** Rhode Island _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Program name:** Temporary Caregiver Insurance
- **Benefits start date:** 2014
- **Total contribution rate:** 1.1 percent
- **Employer share:** employee-funded only
- **Employee share:** 1.1 percent
- **Maximum weekly benefit:** $1,103 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Wage replacement formula:** 4.62 percent of the wages paid to employees in the highest quarter of the base period _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Family leave duration:** 6 weeks
- **Medical leave duration:** 30 weeks combined disability and family leave
- **Employer size threshold:** 1 employee
- **Covered reasons:** bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, bone marrow donation, organ donation _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Program website:** https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance

## What the source says

> In Rhode Island, wage replacement is equal to 4.62 percent of the wages paid to employees in the highest quarter of the base period. In 2026, the maximum benefit is $1,103.

## 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.
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