​Paid Parental Leave

An increasing number of organizations are offering their employees parental leave, whether paid or unpaid. While federal and state family and medical leave laws already exist, many do not mandate paid leave. The International Foundation will keep you up to date on the changing paid parental leave landscape.​

Coronavirus

• What COVID-19 Leave Is Left? [Littler]
  
• States, cities tackle COVID-19 paid leave [Mercer]
  
• Philadelphia’s COVID-19 Paid Leave Ordinance for 2022 and 2023 [Littler]
  
• Washington Amends Its Paid Family and Medical Leave Act in Response to Pandemic [Jackson Lewis]

State Action

• Calif. - California Extends Paid Family Leave Benefits from 6 to 8 Weeks [Littler]
  
• Colo. - 8 FAQs for Colorado Employers Facing New Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Obligations for 2023 [Fisher Phillips]
  
• Conn. - Connecticut readies its paid family and medical leave program [Mercer]
  
• D.C. - Washington DC Reduces PFL Contributions and Expands Leave [Newfront]
  

• Del. - Delaware enacts paid family and medical leave law [Mercer]
  

• Hawaii - Hawaii Paid Family Leave Moves Forward At State Legislature [Hawaii Public Radio]
• Idaho - Idaho Governor Extends Paid Family Leave for State Employees [U.S. News & World Report]
• Ill. - Illinois Employers Must Provide 40 Hours of Paid Leave for Any Reason [Arent Fox Schiff]
• Maine - Maine DOL Issues Final Mandatory Paid Leave Rules [Ogletree Deakins]
• Md. - Maryland Paid Family and Medical Leave Rights and Obligations [Seyfarth]
  
• Mass. - Benefits Now Available under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Law [K&L Gates]
  
• N.H. - New Hampshire enacts voluntary paid family leave program [Mercer]
  
• N.J. - New Jersey’s New Paid Family Leave Law Provides Greater Benefits for Employees [Proskauer]
  
• N.Y. - All in the Family: New York Extends Paid Family Leave to Care for Siblings [Fisher Phillips]
• Oreg. - Rules Governing Oregon’s New Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program and Equivalent Plan Application Process Finalized [Littler]
  
• S.C. - South Carolina to Consider Paid Family Leave for State Employees [Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd]
• Vt. - Vermont Unveils Its Voluntary Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Plan [LexBlog]
• Wash. - Washington Amends Its Paid Family and Medical Leave Act [Jackson Lewis]
• State of the States Paid Famly Leave (PFL) Overview [Voya]
  
• Comparative Chart of Paid Family Leave Laws in the United States​ [A Better Balance]​​​
• 2023 state paid family and medical leave contributions and benefits [Mercer]​​
  

Federal Action

• As more states take up paid family leave, here’s where the push for a national policy stands [CNBC]
  
• Paid family leave gets slashed as Democrats try to reach consensus on spending plan [NPR]
  
• Could Federal Paid Leave be on the Horizon? Proposal Awaits Full Congressional Action [Fisher Phillips]
  
• Ways and Means Committee Proposes National Paid Family and Medical Leave [Ballard Spahr]