{
  "name": "State paid family and medical leave programs",
  "description": "For the 13 states and DC with paid family and medical leave laws: the benefit formula, the weekly maximum in force on the check date, the weeks for bonding, caregiving and the worker's own health condition, any waiting period, the date benefits begin for a new program, and the agency source for each.",
  "source": "https://www.joinandwise.com/decide/time-off",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Andwise (https://www.joinandwise.com)",
  "citation": "Andwise, \"State paid family and medical leave programs\" (2026-11-03). https://www.joinandwise.com/decide/time-off",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-03",
  "scope": "United States, 13 states and DC",
  "note": "Weekly maximums change each year, some on January 1 and some in midsummer or autumn; `weeklyMaxFrom` says when each took effect. A null field is one the agency pages read did not state. One CSV row per program and kind of leave.",
  "count": 14,
  "data": {
    "asOf": "2026-11-03",
    "note": "State paid family and medical leave programs: who pays, the benefit formula, the weekly maximum in force on the check date, the weeks for each kind of leave and any waiting period, each from the state agency or the statute. A field the pages read did not state is null and says so. Benefits are wage replacement paid by the state program or an approved private plan; job protection is a separate question.",
    "programs": [
      {
        "code": "CA",
        "name": "California",
        "program": "Paid Family Leave and State Disability Insurance",
        "agency": "Employment Development Department (EDD)",
        "benefitsFrom": "2004-07-01",
        "benefitsFromNote": "The first Paid Family Leave benefits were issued on July 1, 2004 (EDD, DE 2024 report). The start of Disability Insurance is not stated on the pages read.",
        "rate": "About 70% to 90% of wages earned 5 to 18 months before the claim, depending on income. Highest 3-month earnings of $20,931.31 or more: 70% of weekly wages up to the maximum.",
        "floorRate": 0.7,
        "weeklyMax": 1765,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "Maximum weekly benefit amount for 2026; the minimum is $50.",
        "combinedWeeks": null,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 8,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "The EDD page on combining wages with benefits says Paid Family Leave does not have a benefit waiting period."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 8,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "The EDD page on combining wages with benefits says Paid Family Leave does not have a benefit waiting period."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 52,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "The EDD page on combining wages with benefits names a seven-day waiting period for Disability Insurance claims; the Disability Insurance page says the worker must be unable to work for at least eight days."
          }
        },
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "California EDD, Paid Family Leave",
            "url": "https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/paid-family-leave/"
          },
          {
            "title": "California EDD, calculating Paid Family Leave benefit payment amounts",
            "url": "https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/Calculating_PFL_Benefit_Payment_Amounts/"
          },
          {
            "title": "California EDD, contribution rates and benefit amounts (2026)",
            "url": "https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/Contribution_Rates_and_Benefit_Amounts/"
          },
          {
            "title": "California EDD, Disability Insurance benefits",
            "url": "https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/disability_insurance/"
          },
          {
            "title": "California EDD, combined wages with benefits (waiting periods)",
            "url": "https://edd.ca.gov/en/disability/integration-coordination/"
          },
          {
            "title": "California EDD, Celebrating 20 Years of Paid Family Leave (DE 2024, first benefits July 1, 2004)",
            "url": "https://edd.ca.gov/siteassets/files/disability/pdf/pfl-20th-report---de-2024_remediated-v2.pdf"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "CO",
        "name": "Colorado",
        "program": "Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)",
        "agency": "FAMLI Division, Department of Labor and Employment",
        "benefitsFrom": "2024-01-01",
        "rate": "90% of the part of the average weekly wage up to 50% of the state average weekly wage ($804.46), and 50% of the rest, up to the maximum (C.R.S. § 8-13.3-506(1)(a)).",
        "floorRate": 0.5,
        "weeklyMax": 1448.02,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-07-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "90% of the state average weekly wage of $1,608.91, effective July 1, 2026 (C.R.S. § 8-13.3-506(1)(b)); the FAMLI FAQ gives $1,448 a week as of July 1, 2026.",
        "combinedWeeks": 12,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "The FAMLI FAQ says there is no waiting period before FAMLI leave is effective. Parents of an infant in intensive care may take up to 12 more weeks of Neonatal Care Leave."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "The FAMLI FAQ says there is no waiting period before FAMLI leave is effective."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "The FAMLI FAQ says there is no waiting period before FAMLI leave is effective. Up to 4 more weeks for pregnancy or childbirth complications (C.R.S. § 8-13.3-505(1))."
          }
        },
        "eligibility": "The FAMLI FAQ says most Colorado employees are eligible after earning $2,500 in wages within Colorado during the last 5 completed calendar quarters, with no minimum time with one employer.",
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Colorado FAMLI, rules and guidance (state average weekly wage and maximum benefit from July 1, 2026)",
            "url": "https://famli.colorado.gov/rules-guidance"
          },
          {
            "title": "Colorado FAMLI, individuals and families FAQs",
            "url": "https://famli.colorado.gov/individuals-and-families/individuals-and-families-faqs"
          },
          {
            "title": "Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, title 8 (§§ 8-13.3-504 to 8-13.3-506: start of benefits, duration, amount)",
            "url": "https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-08.pdf",
            "role": "backup"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "CT",
        "name": "Connecticut",
        "program": "CT Paid Leave",
        "agency": "Connecticut Paid Leave Authority",
        "benefitsFrom": null,
        "rate": "95% of the average weekly wage up to 40 times the state minimum wage ($677.60 as of January 1, 2026), plus 60% of the amount above it, up to 60 times the minimum wage.",
        "floorRate": 0.6,
        "weeklyMax": 1016.4,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "60 times the Connecticut minimum wage, $1,016.40 as of January 1, 2026.",
        "combinedWeeks": 12,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period stated on the CT Paid Leave claim pages read; the Authority's filing guidance for private plans says a carrier may not impose any waiting period on leave benefits."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period stated on the CT Paid Leave claim pages read; the Authority's filing guidance for private plans says a carrier may not impose any waiting period on leave benefits."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period stated on the CT Paid Leave claim pages read; the Authority's filing guidance for private plans says a carrier may not impose any waiting period on leave benefits. Two more weeks are available for a serious health condition during pregnancy, used during the pregnancy."
          }
        },
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "CT Paid Leave, before you apply (benefit calculation and 2026 maximum)",
            "url": "https://www.ctpaidleave.org/claims/before-you-apply"
          },
          {
            "title": "CT Paid Leave, how CT Paid Leave works",
            "url": "https://www.ctpaidleave.org/how-ct-paid-leave-works"
          },
          {
            "title": "CT Paid Leave Authority, paid leave policy form filing guidance for private plans (waiting period)",
            "url": "https://www.ctpaidleave.org/-/media/ctpl/pages/private-plans/filing-guidance-notice.pdf"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "DC",
        "name": "District of Columbia",
        "program": "DC Paid Family Leave",
        "agency": "Department of Employment Services, Office of Paid Family Leave",
        "benefitsFrom": "2020-07-01",
        "benefitsFromNote": "D.C. Code § 32-541.04(j) has payment of benefits commence by July 1, 2020.",
        "rate": "90% of the average weekly wage up to 150% of the District minimum wage times 40, plus 50% of the amount above it, up to the maximum (D.C. Code § 32-541.04(g)); the Office of Paid Family Leave FAQ gives the same split, 90% up to 1.5 times the District minimum wage and 50% above.",
        "floorRate": 0.5,
        "weeklyMax": 1100,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-10-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "The maximum for all claim types is $1,100 from October 1, 2026 (D.C. Code § 32-541.04(g)(7)(A)); it was $1,190 before.",
        "combinedWeeks": 12,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "No waiting week for claims filed on or after July 25, 2022 (D.C. Code § 32-541.04(b))."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 6,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "No waiting week for claims filed on or after July 25, 2022 (D.C. Code § 32-541.04(b))."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 10,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "No waiting week for claims filed on or after July 25, 2022 (D.C. Code § 32-541.04(b)). Two weeks of prenatal leave are counted separately."
          }
        },
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "DC Office of Paid Family Leave, 2026 program changes (effective October 1, 2026)",
            "url": "https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/program-updates/"
          },
          {
            "title": "DC Office of Paid Family Leave, workers",
            "url": "https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/workers/"
          },
          {
            "title": "D.C. Code § 32-541.04, benefit amounts and waiting period",
            "url": "https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/32-541.04"
          },
          {
            "title": "DC Office of Paid Family Leave, frequently asked questions (benefit formula)",
            "url": "https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/frequently-asked-questions/"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "DE",
        "name": "Delaware",
        "program": "Delaware Paid Leave",
        "agency": "Delaware Department of Labor",
        "benefitsFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "rate": "80% of average weekly wages, rounded up to the nearest even dollar, from $100 up to $900 a week (19 Del. C. § 3704(a)).",
        "floorRate": 0.8,
        "weeklyMax": 900,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "$900 a week in 2026 and 2027 (19 Del. C. § 3704(a)(3)); from 2028 it rises with the Philadelphia-area consumer price index.",
        "combinedWeeks": 12,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period in 19 Del. C. ch. 37 or on the Delaware Paid Leave page read."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 6,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period in 19 Del. C. ch. 37 or on the Delaware Paid Leave page read. Family caregiving and medical leave share 6 weeks in any 24-month period (19 Del. C. § 3703(a)(2))."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 6,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period in 19 Del. C. ch. 37 or on the Delaware Paid Leave page read. Family caregiving and medical leave share 6 weeks in any 24-month period (19 Del. C. § 3703(a)(2))."
          }
        },
        "eligibility": "The Department of Labor page says employees must have been employed for at least one year and have worked at least 1,250 hours with a single employer.",
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Delaware Department of Labor, Delaware Paid Leave",
            "url": "https://labor.delaware.gov/delaware-paid-leave/"
          },
          {
            "title": "19 Del. C. ch. 37, Delaware Paid Leave (§§ 3702 to 3704: start of benefits, duration, amount)",
            "url": "https://delcode.delaware.gov/title19/c037/index.html",
            "role": "backup"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "MA",
        "name": "Massachusetts",
        "program": "Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)",
        "agency": "Department of Family and Medical Leave",
        "benefitsFrom": "2021-01-01",
        "benefitsFromNote": "Leave for a new child, the worker's own health and certain military needs from January 1, 2021; care for a family member from July 1, 2021 (DFML release).",
        "rate": "80% of the part of the average weekly wage up to 50% of the state average weekly wage, and 50% of the part above it, up to the maximum (M.G.L. c. 175M, § 3(b)).",
        "floorRate": 0.5,
        "weeklyMax": 1230.39,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "The 2026 maximum weekly benefit rate, 64% of the 2026 state average weekly wage of $1,922.48 (M.G.L. c. 175M, § 3(b)(2)); the 2027 maximum is $1,284.61. A leave in a benefit year that began in 2025 uses the 2025 rates.",
        "combinedWeeks": 26,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "An unpaid 7-day waiting period before payments (M.G.L. c. 175M, § 3(a)), which counts against the year's leave; it is waived for a parent who took medical leave during pregnancy or to recover from childbirth and takes bonding leave right after."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "An unpaid 7-day waiting period before payments (M.G.L. c. 175M, § 3(a)), which counts against the year's leave."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 20,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "An unpaid 7-day waiting period before payments (M.G.L. c. 175M, § 3(a)), which counts against the year's leave."
          }
        },
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Mass.gov, Paid Family and Medical Leave overview and benefits",
            "url": "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/paid-family-and-medical-leave-pfml-overview-and-benefits"
          },
          {
            "title": "Mass.gov, how PFML weekly benefit amounts are calculated",
            "url": "https://www.mass.gov/info-details/how-pfml-weekly-benefit-amounts-are-calculated-andor-changed"
          },
          {
            "title": "Mass.gov, types of Paid Family and Medical Leave (waiting period exception)",
            "url": "https://mass.gov/info-details/types-of-paid-family-and-medical-leave"
          },
          {
            "title": "Mass.gov, PFML benefit program launches for eligible workers (benefit start dates)",
            "url": "https://www.mass.gov/news/paid-family-and-medical-leave-benefit-program-launches-for-eligible-workers-in-massachusetts-0"
          },
          {
            "title": "M.G.L. c. 175M, § 3, determination of weekly benefit amount",
            "url": "https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXII/Chapter175M/Section3",
            "role": "backup"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "MD",
        "name": "Maryland",
        "program": "Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)",
        "agency": "Maryland Department of Labor",
        "benefitsFrom": "2028-01-01",
        "rate": "90% of the average weekly wage up to 65% of the state average weekly wage, plus 50% of the part above it, from $50 up to the maximum (Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 8.3-703(b)).",
        "floorRate": 0.5,
        "weeklyMax": 1000,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2028-01-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "Up to $1,000 a week from the start of benefits through December 31, 2028 (Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 8.3-703(b)(3)); from 2029 it rises with the Washington-area consumer price index. The program page gives January 1, 2028 for the start of benefits.",
        "combinedWeeks": 12,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period in Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §§ 8.3-701 to 8.3-703 or on the program page read."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period in Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §§ 8.3-701 to 8.3-703 or on the program page read."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period in Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. §§ 8.3-701 to 8.3-703 or on the program page read. Twelve more weeks may be paid in the same year when leave for a new child and leave for the worker's own serious health condition are both taken (§ 8.3-702(a)(2))."
          }
        },
        "eligibility": "The program page says employees are eligible after working at least 680 hours in a position localized in Maryland in the 4 calendar quarters reported before the claim or the leave.",
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Maryland FAMLI, about the program",
            "url": "https://paidleave.maryland.gov/about-the-program/"
          },
          {
            "title": "Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 8.3-703, weekly benefit amount",
            "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle&section=8.3-703&enactments=false",
            "role": "backup"
          },
          {
            "title": "Md. Code, Lab. & Empl. § 8.3-702, weeks of benefits",
            "url": "https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gle&section=8.3-702&enactments=false"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "ME",
        "name": "Maine",
        "program": "Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)",
        "agency": "Maine Department of Labor",
        "benefitsFrom": "2026-05-01",
        "rate": "90% of the average weekly wage up to 50% of the state average weekly wage, and 66% of the rest, up to the state average weekly wage (26 M.R.S. § 850-C(2), (3)).",
        "floorRate": 0.66,
        "weeklyMax": 1249.12,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-07-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "The cap is the state average weekly wage: $1,249.12 from July 1, 2026, the Department of Labor figure in the Workers' Compensation Board's notice; $1,198.84 for a leave applied for or begun May 1 to June 30, 2026. The rule uses the figure published the July 1 before the application or the start of leave, whichever is earlier; the 2026 benefit chart rounds it to $1,250.",
        "combinedWeeks": 12,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "The PFML FAQ says there is no waiting period for leave taken for a reason other than the worker's own medical condition."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "The PFML FAQ says there is no waiting period for leave taken for a reason other than the worker's own medical condition."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "Medical leave benefits are not payable for the first 7 calendar days of the leave (26 M.R.S. § 850-C(1)); the FAQ says one waiting period applies per benefit year."
          }
        },
        "eligibility": "The PFML FAQ says the earnings requirement is 6 times the state average weekly wage in the base period, the first four of the last five completed calendar quarters.",
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave",
            "url": "https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/"
          },
          {
            "title": "Maine PFML, estimated premium and benefit amounts (2026 chart)",
            "url": "https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/docs/2026/employees/pfmlpremiumbenefitchart.pdf"
          },
          {
            "title": "Maine PFML, frequently asked questions for employees (2026)",
            "url": "https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/docs/2026/employees/faq/employeeFAQenglish.pdf"
          },
          {
            "title": "Maine Department of Labor, PFML benefits to begin May 1 (January 20, 2026)",
            "url": "https://www.maine.gov/labor/news_events/article.shtml?id=13340124"
          },
          {
            "title": "26 M.R.S. § 850-B, paid family and medical leave benefits program (12 weeks)",
            "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/26/title26sec850-B.html",
            "role": "backup"
          },
          {
            "title": "26 M.R.S. § 850-C, payment of benefits (waiting period, formula, cap)",
            "url": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/26/title26sec850-C.html",
            "role": "backup"
          },
          {
            "title": "Maine Workers' Compensation Board, state average weekly wage notice (July 1, 2026: $1,249.12)",
            "url": "https://www.maine.gov/wcb/Departments/claims/saww/2026_SAWW_Notice_rev_8-14-26.pdf",
            "role": "backup"
          },
          {
            "title": "Maine PFML rule, 12-702 C.M.R. ch. 1, final rule markup (which year's state average weekly wage applies)",
            "url": "https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/docs/2024/PFMLFinalRulemarkups.docx"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "MN",
        "name": "Minnesota",
        "program": "Minnesota Paid Leave",
        "agency": "Department of Employment and Economic Development",
        "benefitsFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "rate": "90% of weekly wages up to half the state average weekly wage, 66% between half and the full state average, and 55% above it, up to the state average weekly wage (Minn. Stat. § 268B.04, subd. 3).",
        "floorRate": 0.55,
        "weeklyMax": 1475.09,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-10-25",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "The state average weekly wage (Minn. Stat. § 268B.01, subd. 29): $1,475.09 for a first application on or after October 25, 2026; a first application before then uses $1,423 for one year.",
        "combinedWeeks": 20,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "No unpaid waiting period, and bonding leave need not meet the seven-day qualifying event (Minn. Stat. § 268B.06, subd. 2)."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "No unpaid waiting period: a claim needs a qualifying event of at least seven calendar days, which the statute calls a retroactively payable period, not an unpaid waiting period (Minn. Stat. § 268B.06, subd. 2)."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "No unpaid waiting period: a claim needs a qualifying event of at least seven calendar days, which the statute calls a retroactively payable period, not an unpaid waiting period (Minn. Stat. § 268B.06, subd. 2)."
          }
        },
        "eligibility": "The Paid Leave pages say payments need earnings of at least 5.3% of the state's average annual wage in the past year, about $4,000.",
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Minnesota Paid Leave, estimate your payments",
            "url": "https://pl.mn.gov/resources/calculators/estimate-your-payments"
          },
          {
            "title": "Minnesota Paid Leave, how Paid Leave works",
            "url": "https://pl.mn.gov/individuals/how-paid-leave-works"
          },
          {
            "title": "Minn. Stat. ch. 268B, family and medical benefit insurance (§§ 268B.04, 268B.06)",
            "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/268B/full",
            "role": "backup"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "NJ",
        "name": "New Jersey",
        "program": "Family Leave Insurance and Temporary Disability Insurance",
        "agency": "Department of Labor and Workforce Development",
        "benefitsFrom": null,
        "rate": "85% of the average weekly wage, up to the maximum weekly benefit rate.",
        "floorRate": 0.85,
        "weeklyMax": 1119,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "The 2026 maximum weekly benefit rate for both programs; it was $1,081 in 2025.",
        "combinedWeeks": null,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period stated on the Family Leave Insurance page. Twelve consecutive weeks (84 days) in 12 months, or 8 weeks (56 days) taken intermittently."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period stated on the Family Leave Insurance page. Twelve consecutive weeks (84 days) in 12 months, or 8 weeks (56 days) taken intermittently."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 26,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "The Temporary Disability Insurance page says the program has an unpaid week built into it by law."
          }
        },
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "New Jersey Family Leave Insurance",
            "url": "https://www.nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/worker/fli/"
          },
          {
            "title": "New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance",
            "url": "https://www.nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/worker/tdi/"
          },
          {
            "title": "NJ Department of Labor, 2026 benefit rates (December 29, 2025)",
            "url": "https://www.nj.gov/labor/lwdhome/press/2025/20251229_newbenefitrates2026.shtml"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "NY",
        "name": "New York",
        "program": "Paid Family Leave and Disability Benefits",
        "agency": "Workers' Compensation Board",
        "benefitsFrom": null,
        "rate": "Paid Family Leave: 67% of the average weekly wage, up to 67% of the state average weekly wage.",
        "floorRate": 0.67,
        "weeklyMax": 1228.53,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "The 2026 Paid Family Leave maximum.",
        "combinedWeeks": null,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period found on the Paid Family Leave page read."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": null,
            "waiting": "No waiting period found on the Paid Family Leave page read."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 26,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "There is a 7-day waiting period for which no benefits are paid. Up to 26 weeks of disability in any 52 consecutive weeks.",
            "rate": "Disability Benefits: 50% of the average weekly wage for the last eight weeks worked, currently up to $170 a week.",
            "floorRate": 0.5,
            "weeklyMax": 170,
            "weeklyMaxFrom": "1989-05-01",
            "weeklyMaxNote": "The Board's page gives the maximum as currently $170 a week (WCL § 204); the Social Security Administration's operating manual lists $170 for a disability from May 1, 1989."
          }
        },
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "New York Paid Family Leave, updates for 2026",
            "url": "https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/2026"
          },
          {
            "title": "New York Workers' Compensation Board, disability benefits eligibility and benefits",
            "url": "https://www.wcb.ny.gov/content/main/DisabilityBenefits/employee-eligibility-benefits.jsp"
          },
          {
            "title": "SSA POMS DI 52135.175, New York public disability benefits (maximum weekly rate from May 1, 1989)",
            "url": "https://secure.ssa.gov/poms.nsf/lnx/0452135175",
            "role": "backup"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "OR",
        "name": "Oregon",
        "program": "Paid Leave Oregon",
        "agency": "Oregon Employment Department",
        "benefitsFrom": null,
        "rate": "100% of the average weekly wage up to 65% of the state average weekly wage; above that, 65% of the state average plus 50% of the wage above 65% of it, up to 120% of the state average (ORS 657B.050).",
        "floorRate": 0.5,
        "weeklyMax": 1692.16,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-06-28",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "For benefit years that begin on or after June 28, 2026; earlier benefit years keep $1,636.56.",
        "combinedWeeks": 12,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "There is no waiting week for Paid Leave benefits in Oregon."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "There is no waiting week for Paid Leave benefits in Oregon."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "There is no waiting week for Paid Leave benefits in Oregon. Two more weeks may be available during pregnancy, for 14 in all."
          }
        },
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Oregon Employment Department, minimum and maximum weekly benefit amounts (May 29, 2026)",
            "url": "https://www.oregon.gov/employ/NewsAndMedia/Documents/2026-05-29-Minimum-Maximum-Weekly-Benefit-Amounts.pdf"
          },
          {
            "title": "Paid Leave Oregon, common questions",
            "url": "https://paidleave.oregon.gov/resources/common-questions.html"
          },
          {
            "title": "ORS 657B.050, weekly benefit amount",
            "url": "https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors657B.html"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "RI",
        "name": "Rhode Island",
        "program": "Temporary Caregiver Insurance and Temporary Disability Insurance",
        "agency": "Department of Labor and Training",
        "benefitsFrom": "2014-01-01",
        "benefitsFromNote": "Temporary Caregiver Insurance from January 1, 2014 (R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-35(d)); Temporary Disability Insurance dates from P.L. 1942, ch. 1200, in the section history.",
        "rate": "4.62% of wages in the highest quarter of the base period, up to the maximum (R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-5(a)); with even pay across a year that is about 60% of a week's pay. The share is 5.38% for benefit years beginning in 2027 and 5.77% from January 1, 2028.",
        "floorRate": 0.6006,
        "weeklyMax": 1150,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-07-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "For benefit years beginning July 1, 2026 or later, before any dependency allowance: 85% of the average weekly wage, $1,149.83, raised to $1,150 (§ 28-41-5(a); June 22, 2026 release); it was $1,103 before.",
        "combinedWeeks": 30,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 8,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "Benefits are paid from the first day of leave (TDI/TCI FAQ); the waiting-period section, § 28-41-12, was repealed in 2012. Eight weeks a benefit year from January 1, 2026 (R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-35(d)(5)); the FAQ and the June 22, 2026 release also say eight. Seven was the limit in 2025 (§ 28-41-35(d)(4))."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 8,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "Benefits are paid from the first day of leave (TDI/TCI FAQ); the waiting-period section, § 28-41-12, was repealed in 2012. Eight weeks a benefit year from January 1, 2026 (R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-35(d)(5)); the FAQ and the June 22, 2026 release also say eight. Seven was the limit in 2025 (§ 28-41-35(d)(4))."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 30,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "Benefits are paid from the first day out of work, for a time out of work of at least 7 consecutive days (TDI/TCI FAQ); § 28-41-12, the waiting-period section, was repealed in 2012. The most a claimant can collect equals 30 full weeks, caregiver weeks included (§§ 28-41-7, 28-41-35(e))."
          }
        },
        "eligibility": "The FAQ says claims from January 1, 2026 need at least $19,200 in base-period wages, or $3,200 in one base-period quarter with total base-period wages of at least 1.5 times the highest quarter and taxable wages of at least $6,400.",
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Rhode Island DLT, maximum weekly benefit amounts to increase in July (June 22, 2026)",
            "url": "https://dlt.ri.gov/press-releases/maximum-weekly-benefit-amounts-unemployment-and-temporary-disability-insurance-4"
          },
          {
            "title": "Rhode Island DLT, TDI and TCI frequently asked questions",
            "url": "https://dlt.ri.gov/individuals/temporary-disability-caregiver-insurance/claimants/tditci-frequently-asked-questions?language=en"
          },
          {
            "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-35, temporary caregiver benefits (weeks a year)",
            "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-41/28-41-35_28-41-35.htm",
            "role": "backup"
          },
          {
            "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-5, weekly benefit rate",
            "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-41/28-41-5_28-41-5.htm",
            "role": "backup"
          },
          {
            "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-7, total amount of benefits",
            "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-41/28-41-7.htm"
          },
          {
            "title": "R.I. Gen. Laws § 28-41-12 (repealed), waiting period",
            "url": "https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE28/28-41/28-41-12.htm"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      },
      {
        "code": "WA",
        "name": "Washington",
        "program": "Paid Family and Medical Leave",
        "agency": "Employment Security Department",
        "benefitsFrom": "2020-01-01",
        "rate": "90% of the average weekly wage up to half the state average weekly wage, plus 50% of the amount above it, up to the maximum (RCW 50A.15.020).",
        "floorRate": 0.5,
        "weeklyMax": 1647,
        "weeklyMaxFrom": "2026-01-01",
        "weeklyMaxNote": "The 2026 maximum, from the Department's list of maximums for 2020 to 2026; no 2027 figure was found on the pages read.",
        "combinedWeeks": 16,
        "parts": {
          "bonding": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 0,
            "waiting": "No waiting period for leave for the birth or placement of a child (RCW 50A.15.020)."
          },
          "caregiving": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "A waiting period of the first seven consecutive calendar days (RCW 50A.15.020)."
          },
          "medical": {
            "weeks": 12,
            "waitingDays": 7,
            "waiting": "A waiting period of the first seven consecutive calendar days (RCW 50A.15.020). Two more weeks for pregnancy-related incapacity, and 18 combined."
          }
        },
        "sources": [
          {
            "title": "Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave, how Paid Leave works",
            "url": "https://paidleave.wa.gov/how-paid-leave-works/"
          },
          {
            "title": "RCW 50A.15.020, benefits",
            "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=50A.15.020"
          },
          {
            "title": "Washington Paid Leave, 2026 paycheck insert ($100 to $1,647 a week)",
            "url": "https://paidleave.wa.gov/app/uploads/2025/12/Paycheck-insert-2026-1.pdf",
            "role": "backup"
          }
        ],
        "checked": "2026-11-03"
      }
    ]
  }
}