New York State Paid Family Leave (NYS PFL) is administered by the NYS Worker’s Compensation Board (WCB). Eligible workers can receive up to 12 weeks of job-protected, paid leave. Employees must be New York residents who worked 20 hours or more per week for 25 consecutive weeks. Part-ti...
Clickherefor additional NY PFL employer resources released by NYS. Finally, if you have recently become a covered employer under NY PFL due to hiring an employee working in New York State, you will need to obtain NY PFL insurance, which is generally added as a rider to an existing NY disa...
The benefit amount and length of the leave will increase gradually through 2021. On June 1, 2017, the New York State (NYS) Department of Financial Services (DFS) established the maximum employee contribution rate for PFLL coverage as 0.126 percent of an employee’s weekly wage, not to ...
The expansion of the state’s Paid Family Leave law, if approved by the State Legislature, would provide up to 40 hours of paid leave to attend prenatal medical appointments during the months of pregnancy. Hochul said women now have to choose between prenatal medical visits and the hours of...