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Paid Family Leave Information for Employees

Get complete details on how to apply for Paid Family Leave, including an overview of the different types of leave.

Updates for 2023

Employees

Types of Paid Family Leave How To Apply

Bonding for Birth, Adoption and Foster Care

Paid Family Leave can be taken to bond with your child within 12 months of your child's birth, adoption or foster placement.

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Family Care

Paid Family Leave can be taken to care for a family member with a serious health condition.

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Military Family Support

Paid Family Leave can be taken to assist loved ones when a family member is deployed abroad.

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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.

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Benefits

Paid Family Leave provides up to 12 weeks of job-protected time off at 67 percent of your average weekly wage (AWW), capped at 67 percent of the Statewide Average Weekly Wage (SAWW). Generally, your AWW is the average of your last eight weeks of wages prior to taking PFL. The SAWW is updated annually.

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