Paid Family Leave A Nation-Leading Paid Family Leave Policy
In 2016, New York enacted the nation’s strongest and most comprehensive Paid Family Leave policy so working families would not have to choose between caring for their loved ones and risking their economic security.
Paid Family Leave provides eligible employees job-protected, paid time off to:
- bond with a newly born, adopted or fostered child,
- care for a family member with a serious health condition, or
- assist loved ones when a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent is deployed abroad on active military service.
Paid Family Leave also provides: job protection, continued health insurance, and protection from discrimination or retaliation.
2026 Updates
- $1,228.53 Maximum Weekly Benefit
- $14,742.36 Maximum Total Benefit
- 0.432% Employee Contribution Rate 0.432% of an employee’s gross wages per pay period, up to an annual maximum of $411.91
Paid Family Leave Information For:
Find your employer's paid family leave insurance carrier
You may search by your employer's name using the search function on the Workers' Compensation Board website to find your employer's Paid Family Leave insurance carrier.
Questions?
Call the Paid Family Leave Helpline at (844) 337-6303
Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Legal References
News
NYS Paid Family Leave Updates for 2026
NYS Workers' Compensation Board Chair Freida D. Foster Announces NYS Paid Family Leave Updates for 2026
Employer Resources for NYS Paid Family Leave 2025
Since first launching in 2018, New York State Paid Family Leave (PFL) has provided critical benefits to improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of...