Virginia
For Virginia, program name is Virginia Paid Family and Medical Leave; benefits start date is December 1, 2028; total contribution rate is to be set by October 1, 2027; employer share is 100% for employers with 11+ workers (may withhold up to 50% from employees); 50% for employers with 10 or fewer; employee share is up to 50% of premium (may be withheld by employer with 11+ workers); 50% for employers with 10 or fewer, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-06.
- State
- Virginia verified
- Program name
- Virginia Paid Family and Medical Leave
- Benefits start date
- December 1, 2028 verified
- Total contribution rate
- to be set by October 1, 2027
- Employer share
- 100% for employers with 11+ workers (may withhold up to 50% from employees); 50% for employers with 10 or fewer our reading
- Employee share
- up to 50% of premium (may be withheld by employer with 11+ workers); 50% for employers with 10 or fewer our reading
- Maximum weekly benefit
- 100 percent of the state average weekly net earnings verified
- Wage replacement formula
- a flat 80 percent for workers, up to a maximum benefit of 100 percent of SAWW verified
- Family leave duration
- 12 weeks verified
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks verified
- Employer size threshold
- 1 employee our reading
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency, safe leave our reading
- Program website
- https://www.vec.virginia.gov/ 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
Virginia’s wage replacement rate is a flat 80 percent for workers, up to a maximum benefit of 100 percent of SAWW. See 2026 Virginia Session Law, Chapter 981, § 60.2-804.
— 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.
Benefits start date
Beginning December 1, 2028, family and medical leave benefits shall be payable to any covered individual who is authorized to work in the United States at the time they apply for family and medical leave pursuant to this chapter
— from law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Maximum weekly benefit
A covered individual's maximum weekly benefit amount shall be 100 percent of the state average weekly net earnings, as described in subsection B of § 65.2-500
— from law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Family leave duration and Medical leave duration
Family and medical leave benefits shall be payable under § 60.2-801 for a maximum of 12 weeks in a benefit year for any covered individual.
— from law.lis.virginia.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/
- law.lis.virginia.govhttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title60.2/chapter8/section60.2-802/
- law.lis.virginia.govhttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title60.2/chapter8/section60.2-803/
- law.lis.virginia.govhttps://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title60.2/chapter8/section60.2-804/