Paid Family Leave Benefit Payment Amounts (2024)

FAQs

What is the maximum benefit for EDD Paid Family Leave? ›

If eligible, you can receive benefit payments for up to eight weeks. Payments are about 60 to 70 percent of your weekly wages earned 5 to 18 months before your claim start date.

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.

Calculating Benefit Payment Amounts. Your Weekly Benefit Amount (WBA) depends on your annual income. It is estimated as 60 to 70 percent of the wages you earned 5 to 18 months before your claim start date and up to the maximum WBA. Note: Your claim start date is the date your disability begins.

Again, New York State Paid Family Leave is fully funded by employees. Although, employers may choose to cover the costs themselves. Employers must deduct NY PFL from employee wages and remit it on behalf of their employees. The 2024 contribution rate for NY family leave is 0.373%.

How Much are PFL Benefits? You may receive approximately 60 to 70 percent of your paycheck. Your employer may allow you to use vacation, sick, paid time off, or other leave along with your PFL benefits for you to receive up to 100 percent pay.

Most benefit payments are issued within two weeks after the EDD receives a properly completed claim online or by mail.

or pay from another employer – will be subtracted from your weekly benefit amount. For example, if you made $1,500 per week ($78,000 per year) and have had your hours reduced to zero, you would be eligible for the maximum amount of $450 per week in State UI benefits.

The unemployment benefit calculator will provide you with an estimate of your weekly benefit amount, which can range from $40 to $450 per week. Once you submit your application, we will verify your eligibility and wage information to determine your weekly benefit amount.

Parikh's formula calculates EDD by adding nine months to the start of the last menstrual period, subtracting 21 days, then add the duration of the previous cycle. Other clinical methods that can calculate EDD include uterine size by pelvic examination using the over-the-curve technique.

If I voluntarily quit my job to care for an ill family member, can I receive Paid Family Leave (PFL)? Yes, if you voluntarily quit your job to care for a family member with a serious health condition, you can receive PFL if you are eligible and submit a timely claim.

Is Paid Family Leave taxable in the IRS? ›

Paid Family Leave (PFL) benefits are considered a type of unemployment compensation and are taxable. Your PFL benefits are taxable and reportable on your federal return only.

Employers cannot discriminate against employees for taking Paid Family Leave. Employees with a regular work schedule of 20 or more hours per week are eligible after 26 weeks of employment. Employees with a regular work schedule of less than 20 hours per week are eligible after 175 days worked.

The weekly benefit amounts are the same for DI and PFL claims. For calendar year 2024, the DIEC minimum weekly benefit amount is $50 and the maximum weekly benefit amount is $1,620.

The unemployment benefit calculator will provide you with an estimate of your weekly benefit amount, which can range from $40 to $450 per week. Once you submit your application, we will verify your eligibility and wage information to determine your weekly benefit amount.

Roughly a majority of beneficiaries receive their PFL benefits for two main reasons. The first is to care for a seriously ill family member (Care) and the second is to take time off to bond with a new child (Bond).