State Paid Family & Medical Leave Overview

State Paid Family & Medical Leave Overview

What is Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML)?

The landscape of Paid Family and Medical Leave is changing as states create their own unique PFML programs. In general, PFML is job-protected paid leave that allows employees to:

  • Bond with a newborn, adopted or foster care child
  • Care for a seriously ill family member
  • Address important needs related to a family member’s military service
  • Take leave for your own serious health condition
  • Safe Leave to address needs related to domestic violence, sexual assault, abuse, or stalking

Depending on what is allowed in each state, a state may allow PFML coverage through private insurance carriers along with the state option.

Where does Mutual of Omaha offer a Paid Family & Medical Leave private plan?

  • Colorado - Family & Medical Leave Insurance
  • Delaware - Paid Family and Medical Leave
  • Massachusetts - Paid Family & Medical Leave
  • New Jersey - Temporary Disability Benefits (Not New Jersey Paid Family Leave)
  • New York - Paid Family Leave/Disability Benefits Law
  • Oregon - Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance
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Paid Family Medical Leave by State

Mutual of Omaha is committed to helping employers navigate PFML and coordinate benefits with our disability products. The information below will be updated as changes are made to PFML in each state. It should not be considered legal advice.  
  • California

    Paid Family Leave (PFL) Law effective since January 1, 2004.
  • Colorado

    Family & Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) benefits begin January 1, 2024.
  • Connecticut

    Paid Leave (CTPL) benefits began January 2022.
  • Delaware

    Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) benefits will begin January 1, 2026.
  • District of Columbia

    Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits began July 1, 2020.
  • Hawaii

    Hawaii Family Leave Law (HFLL) is currently in effect.
  • Maine

    Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) benefits will begin May 1, 2026.
  • Maryland

    Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) benefits will begin July 1, 2026.
  • Massachusetts

    Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) benefits began January 1, 2021.
  • Minnesota

    Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) benefits begin January 1, 2026.
  • New Hampshire

    Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) benefits will begin January 1, 2023.
  • New Jersey

    Family Leave Insurance (FLI) became effective in 2008.
  • New York

    Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits began January 1, 2018.
  • Oregon

    Paid Family & Medical Leave Insurance (PFMLI) is expected to pay benefits starting September 3, 2023.
  • Rhode Island

    Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) became effective January 2014.
  • Vermont

    Family and Medical Leave Insurance Plan (FMLI) became effective July 1, 2023.
  • Washington

    Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) benefits began January 1, 2020.

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