{
  "name": "US state paid family and medical leave (PFML) program requirements for employers",
  "description": "Contribution rates, employer/employee splits, employee-count thresholds, benefit durations, wage replacement formulas, and maximum weekly benefits for every US state that mandates paid family and medical leave. Each record is one state's PFML program, stating the current payroll contribution rate, who pays what share, when the program took effect, and the key compliance numbers an employer needs. Answers 'does my state require paid family leave', 'what is the PFML contribution rate in [state]', and 'how many weeks of paid leave do employees get in [state]'.",
  "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/",
  "licence": "Facts extracted from state government PFML program pages; contribution rates and benefit rules are statutory and not copyrightable",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-12",
  "stale_after": "2027-02-08",
  "sources": [
    "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
    "https://famli.colorado.gov/employers",
    "https://ctpaidleave.org/s/employer-resource-center",
    "https://paidleave.oregon.gov/employers/",
    "https://paidleave.wa.gov/employers/"
  ],
  "records": [
    {
      "state": "California",
      "program_name": "Paid Family Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "8",
      "id": "california",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/california/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "Employees can access up to eight weeks of paid parental leave to bond a with new child (including through foster care and adoption) or take care of family member with a serious health condition."
    },
    {
      "state": "Colorado",
      "program_name": "FAMLI",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "total_contribution_rate": "0.88",
      "employer_share": "0.44",
      "employee_share": "0.44",
      "wage_base": "Federal Social Security Wage Cap",
      "employer_size_threshold": "10",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "12",
      "wage_replacement_rate": "sliding scale using the individual's average weekly wage from the previous five calendar quarters in relation to the average weekly wage for the state of Colorado",
      "job_protection": "yes",
      "id": "colorado",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/colorado/",
      "source": "https://famli.colorado.gov/employers",
      "source_quote": "The premiums are set to 0.88% of the employee\u2019s wage, with 0.44% paid by the employer and 0.44% paid by the employee. Some employers may choose not to deduct any premiums contributions from their employees\u2019 wages. Businesses with nine or fewer employees should submit wage reports and send in 0.44% of their employees wages each quarter. All businesses with at least one qualified employee are required to register with the FAMLI Division in My FAMLI+ Employer. Self-employed individuals, or sole proprietors with no employees, are not required to register. Regardless of your business structure, if you have at least one qualifying employee, you need to register with the FAMLI Division, submit wage data and send in premiums on behalf of that employee. Visit our <https://famli.colorado.gov/individuals-and-families> Individuals and Families page for more information on the options for self-employed individuals. Small businesses can also check out our <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1niOOWDqHYdoJ5ijDfPKc8fSGinIvQoI8/view> Small Business Guide to FAMLI if you are still unsure about whether or not you have qualifying employees. <https://co.accessgov.com/famli/Forms/Page/famli/famlicalculator/0> Premiums and Benefits Calculator Use our premium and benefits calculator to estimate your premiums. Premiums are paid on wages up to the Federal Social Security Wage Cap. Benefits are calculated on a sliding scale using the individual's average weekly wage from the previous five calendar quarters in relation to the average weekly wage for the state of Colorado.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "employee_share",
        "employer_share",
        "program_name",
        "state",
        "total_contribution_rate",
        "wage_base",
        "wage_replacement_rate"
      ],
      "disagreements": []
    },
    {
      "state": "Connecticut",
      "program_name": "CT Paid Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "id": "connecticut",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/connecticut/",
      "source": "https://ctpaidleave.org/s/employer-resource-center",
      "source_quote": "CT Paid Leave Is About Workplaces Workplaces that are strengthened by the ability of employers of all sizes to give workers access to paid leave, helping with both recruitment and retention and making their organizations more competitive.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "program_name"
      ],
      "also_reported": [
        {
          "field": "benefit_duration_weeks",
          "value": "12",
          "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
          "source_quote": "Employees can access up to 12 weeks of leave to care for reasons related to a personal serious health condition, a family member's serious health condition, childbirth, or an adoption or foster care placement.",
          "as_of": "2026-08-12"
        }
      ],
      "disagreements": []
    },
    {
      "state": "Delaware",
      "program_name": "Delaware Paid Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "employer_size_threshold": "10",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "12",
      "effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "id": "delaware",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/delaware/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "Starting Jan. 1, 2026: Employers with 10 to 24 employees in Delaware during the previous 12-month period are only required to cover parental leave. Employers with 25 or more employees must cover all types of leave.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "benefit_duration_weeks",
        "employer_size_threshold",
        "state"
      ]
    },
    {
      "state": "District of Columbia",
      "program_name": "DC Paid Family Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "12",
      "id": "district-of-columbia",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/district-of-columbia/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "Employees can access up to 12 weeks of leave to care for reasons related to a personal serious health condition, a family member's serious health condition, childbirth, or an adoption or foster care placement. They can access an additional two weeks for reasons related to prenatal care.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "benefit_duration_weeks"
      ]
    },
    {
      "state": "Maine",
      "program_name": "Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "12",
      "effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "id": "maine",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/maine/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "Starting Jan. 1, 2026: private and public sector employees are covered. All employees who have earned at least six times the state average weekly wage during the first four of the last five calendar quarters are eligible, excluding certain railway workers and work-study participants."
    },
    {
      "state": "Maryland",
      "program_name": "Maryland Paid Family and Medical Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "12",
      "effective_date": "2026-07-01",
      "id": "maryland",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/maryland/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "Starting July 1, 2026: Employers covered by the plan will pay into it at rates determined by how many employees they have. Employees who work 12 or more hours a week are covered.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "benefit_duration_weeks"
      ]
    },
    {
      "state": "Massachusetts",
      "program_name": "Paid Family and Medical Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "employer_size_threshold": "25",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "26",
      "id": "massachusetts",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/massachusetts/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "Mandatory Paid Family and Medical Leave Thirteen states-California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts,",
      "verified_fields": [
        "program_name",
        "program_type",
        "state"
      ]
    },
    {
      "state": "Minnesota",
      "program_name": "Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "20",
      "effective_date": "2026-01-01",
      "id": "minnesota",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/minnesota/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "Mandatory Paid Family and Medical Leave Thirteen states-California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota,",
      "verified_fields": [
        "program_type",
        "state"
      ]
    },
    {
      "state": "New Jersey",
      "program_name": "Family Leave Insurance",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "12",
      "id": "new-jersey",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/new-jersey/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "12-month period to care for a newborn, adopted or foster child, or to care for a family member, or to attend to the employee's own serious medical health condition. The law applies to private employers with 50 or more employees. The FMLA also allows states to set standards that are more expansive than the federal law and many states have chosen to do so. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many states have enacted or expanded family leave permanently. Additionally, some states have created voluntary paid leave models for employers to opt into through private insurers. States are also increasingly offering paid parental leave for public employees as a recruitment and retention tool in a competitive labor market. Mandatory Paid Family and Medical Leave Thirteen states-California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey,",
      "verified_fields": [
        "benefit_duration_weeks",
        "program_type",
        "state"
      ]
    },
    {
      "state": "New York",
      "program_name": "Paid Family Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "12",
      "id": "new-york",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/new-york/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "New York | Covered by PFML. Where spouse, domestic partner, child or parent is on active service in a foreign country. Can't use Paid Family Leave for own qualifying military event. Up to 12 weeks of 67% of pay.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "benefit_duration_weeks",
        "program_name",
        "state"
      ]
    },
    {
      "state": "Oregon",
      "program_name": "Paid Leave Oregon",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "total_contribution_rate": "1",
      "employer_share": "0.4",
      "employee_share": "0.6",
      "wage_base": "$184,500",
      "employer_size_threshold": "25",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "12",
      "job_protection": "conditional",
      "id": "oregon",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/oregon/",
      "source": "https://paidleave.oregon.gov/employers/",
      "source_quote": "The total contribution rate for 2026 is 1% of gross wages up to $184,500 (This may change from year to year, but the rate will never be more than 1%.) Large employers (25 or more employees on average) pay 40% of the total 1% contribution rate and employees pay 60% of the 1% contribution rate.",
      "verified_fields": [
        "employer_size_threshold",
        "total_contribution_rate",
        "wage_base"
      ],
      "disagreements": []
    },
    {
      "state": "Rhode Island",
      "program_name": "Temporary Caregiver Insurance",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "benefit_duration_weeks": "7",
      "id": "rhode-island",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/rhode-island/",
      "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
      "source_quote": "Employees can access up to seven weeks of paid leave to bond with a new child or for reasons related to their own or a family member's serious condition."
    },
    {
      "state": "Washington",
      "program_name": "Paid Family and Medical Leave",
      "program_type": "mandatory",
      "employer_size_threshold": "50",
      "job_protection": "yes",
      "id": "washington",
      "url": "https://referencesource.org/state-paid-family-medical-leave-programs/washington/",
      "source": "https://paidleave.wa.gov/employers/",
      "source_quote": "<https://paidleave.wa.gov/reporting/> File your quarterly report and premiums As a Washington employer, you are required to report your employees\u2019 wages and hours and submit premiums on a quarterly basis. More tools to help you with Paid Family and Medical Leave <https://paidleave.wa.gov/small-businesses/> Small businesses: Up to 150 employees While businesses with fewer than 50 employees do not have to contribute to their employees&#8217;",
      "verified_fields": [
        "employer_size_threshold",
        "program_name",
        "state"
      ],
      "also_reported": [
        {
          "field": "benefit_duration_weeks",
          "value": "12",
          "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
          "source_quote": "Employees who have worked 820 hours within the last twelve months are eligible for paid leave, but their job is only guaranteed to be protected if they work for an employer with greater than 50 employees for at least one year and 1,250 hours in the last year.",
          "as_of": "2026-08-12"
        }
      ],
      "disagreements": [
        {
          "field": "job_protection",
          "versions": [
            {
              "value": "yes",
              "source": "https://paidleave.wa.gov/employers/",
              "source_quote": "<https://paidleave.wa.gov/reporting/> File your quarterly report and premiums As a Washington employer, you are required to report your employees\u2019 wages and hours and submit premiums on a quarterly basis. More tools to help you with Paid Family and Medical Leave <https://paidleave.wa.gov/small-businesses/> Small businesses: Up to 150 employees While businesses with fewer than 50 employees do not have to contribute to their employees&#8217;",
              "as_of": "2026-08-12"
            },
            {
              "value": "conditional",
              "source": "https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/state-family-and-medical-leave-laws",
              "source_quote": "Employees who have worked 820 hours within the last twelve months are eligible for paid leave, but their job is only guaranteed to be protected if they work for an employer with greater than 50 employees for at least one year and 1,250 hours in the last year.",
              "as_of": "2026-08-12"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}