Paid Leave
Paid family & medical leave
Having a baby, recovering from surgery, or caring for someone who is sick? Twelve states and DC pay part of your wage while you are out. These tools tell you how many weeks you get, how much each week pays, and how to ask your employer for the time.
Every figure is worked from the state’s own formula and cites the law it comes from. Federal FMLA protects your job but pays nothing, so the state program is usually where the money comes from.
Your state, by reason for leave:
- CaliforniaParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- ColoradoParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- ConnecticutParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- DelawareParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- District of ColumbiaParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- MaineParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- MassachusettsParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- MinnesotaParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- New JerseyParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- New YorkParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- OregonParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- Rhode IslandParentalFamily caregivingMedical
- WashingtonParentalFamily caregivingMedical
See how many weeks of leave your state gives, how many are paid, and what each week pays — for a new baby, your own health, or caring for family. Formula and law shown.
/paid-leave-calculatorOpen →Leave Request Letter GeneratorDraft a request for time off to your employer that cites federal FMLA and your state's paid leave program. Copy it and send.
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