Statutory & PFML Benefit Highlights - by State

 

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State

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Leave Type 

Qualifying Event

Benefit Calc/Weekly Max

(as of 1/14/2026)

Benefit Duration

Principal Solution Offered

California 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFL

  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Military exigency

60% of weekly wages - Max weekly benefit of $1,765

8 weeks per year

No

 

 

 

Disability (SDI)

Own serious health condition

70% of weekly wages - Max weekly benefit of $1,765

52 weeks per year

No

Colorado 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Personal medical leave
  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Neonatal care leave
  • Military exigency
  • Safe leave 
  • 90% of the portion of the employee’s AWW that is equal to or less than 50% of the SAWW; plus
  • 50% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is greater than 50% of the SAWW

Max weekly benefit of $1,381.45 (90% of SAWW)

  • 12 weeks combined leave annually (16 for pregnancy complications).
  • 12 weeks for newborn NICU care.

Up to 28 weeks total leave available per benefit year.

Yes

Connecticut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Personal medical leave
  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Military exigency
  • Military caregiver
  • Safe leave
  • 95% of the portion of the employee’s base weekly wages equal to or less than 40 times the minimum page; plus
  • 60% of the employee’s base weekly wage above 40 times the minimum wage

Max weekly benefit of $1,106.40 (capped at 60 times the minimum wage)

  • 12 weeks of combined leave; 14 weeks if for pregnancy/childbirth complications.
  • 12 days for family violence leave

Yes

Delaware

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Personal medical leave
  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Military exigency

80% of the employee's AWW - Max weekly benefit of $900.00

  • 6 weeks of paid medical leave or paid family leave in a 24-month period- No more than 12 weeks of any leave in a 52-week period
  • 12 weeks of parental leave in a 52-week period

Yes*

Hawaii

 

 

 

TDI

Own serious health condition

58% of the employee's AWW - Max weekly benefit of $837

26 weeks per year

Yes

Maine

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Personal medical leave
  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Military exigency
  • Military caregiver
  • Safe leave 
  • 90% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is equal to or less than 50% of the SAWW; plus
  • 66% of the employee's AWW that is greater than 50% of the SAWW

Max weekly benefit is current SAWW

12 weeks of combined leave in a 52-week period 

Yes*

Maryland

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Personal medical leave
  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Military exigency
  • Military caregiver
  • 90% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is equal to or less than 65% of the SAWW; plus
  • 50% of the employee's AWW that is greater than 65% of the SAWW

Max weekly benefit of $1,000

12 weeks of combined leave in a 52-week period 

An additional 12 weeks for bonding if the original leave was taken for a serious health condition and vice versa

Yes*

Massachusetts 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Personal medical leave
  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Military exigency
  • Military caregiver
  • 80% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is equal to or less than 50% of the SAWW; plus
  • 50% of the employee's AWW that is greater than 50% of the SAWW

Max weekly benefit of $1,230.39 (64% of SAWW)

26 weeks of combined leave: 20 weeks of medical leave, 12 weeks of family leave, a one-time 26-week leave for military caregiver leave

Yes

Minnesota

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Personal medical leave
  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Military exigency
  • Safe leave
  • 90% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is equal to or less than 50% of the SAWW; plus
  • 66% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is greater than 50% of the SAWW but not 100%; plus
  • 55% of the portion of the AWW that exceeds 100% of the SAWW

Max weekly benefit is current SAWW

  • 12 weeks of combined leave for all reasons if taking a medical leave
  • 12 weeks paid family leave or 12 weeks minus medical leave taken plus 8 weeks in a year's time 

Yes*

New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FLI

  • New child bonding
  • Care for a family member with a serious health condition
  • Domestic or sexual violence 
85% of employee's AWW - Max weekly benefit of $1,119.00
12 consecutive weeks or up to 8 weeks (56 days) intermittent leave per year

No

 

 

 

TDI

Own serious health condition

85% of employee's AWW - Max weekly benefit of $1,119.00

26 weeks per year

No

New York

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFL

  • Paid family leave to care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Military exigency, military caregiver

67% of the employee's AWW - capped at 67% of SAWW

Max weekly benefit of $1,228.53

12 weeks - max of 26 weeks across SDI/PFL in a 52-week period

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

Disability (SDI)

Own serious health condition

50% of employee's AWW - Max weekly benefit of $170.00

26 weeks per year -- max of 26 weeks across SDI/PFL in a 52-week period

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Personal medical leave
  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding
  • Safe leave
  • 100% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is equal to or less than 65% of the SAWW; plus
  • 50% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is greater than 65% of the SAWW

Max weekly benefit of $1,636.56 (120% of SAWW)

  • 12 weeks of combined leave in a 52-week period
  • 2 additional weeks for pregnancy complications

Yes

 
 

 

 

 

TCI

  • Care for a family member
  • Parental bonding

4.62% of total high quarter wages in base period - Max weekly benefit of $1,103

7 weeks per year

No

 

 

 

 

TDI

Own serious health condition

4.62% of total high quarter wages in base period - Max weekly benefit of $1,103

30 weeks per year

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Parental bonding
  • Care of a family member
  • Personal medical leave
  • Military exigency
  • Bereavement leave (loss of child)
  • 90% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is equal to or less than 50% of the SAWW; plus
  • 50% of the portion of the employee's AWW that is great than 50% of the SAWW

Max weekly benefit of $1,647

  • 12-16 weeks for family and/or medical leave (16 weeks if using both)
  • Plus 2 weeks for specific pregnancy complications
  • Total: up to 18 weeks

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PFML

  • Parental bonding
  • Care of a family member
  • Personal medical leave
  • Prenatal leave
  • 90% of the employee's AWW up to 1.5 times the minimum wage; plus
  • 50% of the employee's AWW above 1.5 times the minimum wage

Max weekly benefit of $1,190 (1.5 times the minimum wage)

  • Up to 12 weeks total per year for combined family and medical leave
  • Up to 14 weeks for combined prenatal and parental bonding leave per year (2 additional weeks of prenatal leave per year)

No

 

*ME (5/1/2026) and MD (1/3/2028)

 

Glossary:

  • AWW: Average Weekly Wage
  • FLI: Family Leave Insurance 
  • PFL: Paid Family Leave
  • PFML: Paid Family and Medical Leave
  • SAWW: State Average Weekly Wage
  • SDI: State Disability Insurance
  • TBD: Temporary Disability Benefits
  • TCI: Temporary Caregiver Insurance
  • TDI: Temporary Disability Insurance

 

 

 

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