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New York State Paid Family Leave

Generated from the gc-benefits catalog. It lists what the owner record states. It is not an eligibility decision; confirm current rules with the program.

Paid Family Leave provides eligible employees job-protected, paid time off to:

  • bondwith a newly born, adopted or fostered child,
  • carefor a family member with a serious health condition, or

  • assistloved ones when a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent is deployed abroad on active military service.

  • Owner record: ny/paid-family-leave

  • Jurisdiction code: NY
  • Frame: caregiver
  • Review by: 2026-11-12
  • Authority: state-pfml
  • Also called: Paid Family Leave

Offering 1: wage_replacement

If you are eligible and have a qualifying event, you can take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, paid time off.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amounts (as stated by the owner): [{"period": null, "value": "If you are eligible and have a qualifying event, you can take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, paid time off.", "what": "paid leave duration"}, {"period": null, "value": "The wage benefit is 67 percent of your average weekly wage (AWW), capped at 67 percent of the New York State Average Weekly Wage (NYSAWW).\n\nIf your average weekly wage is more than $100, the minimum benefit amount is $100. If your average weekly wage is _less_ than $100, you will receive your full wages during a period of PFL.\n\nGenerally, your AWW is the average of your last eight weeks of wages prior to taking PFL, including bonuses and commissions.", "what": "weekly wage benefit"}]

Conditions:

  • The owner record does not yet state this offering's conditions. Check them with the program.

Access route 1.1

  • Where: NY
  • How: You may search by your employer's name using the search function on the Workers' Compensation Board website to find your employer's Paid Family Leave insurance carrier.
  • Url: https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/

Access route 1.2

  • Where: NY
  • How: If you are planning to request Paid Family Leave to care for a family member with serious health condition, make sure their health care provider completes the Health Care Provider Certification for Care of a Family Member with Serious Health Condition (Form PFL-4) as soon as possible.

You must notify your employer at least 30 days before the start of leave if foreseeable; otherwise, notify them as soon as possible.

You must submit your completed request package to your employer's insurance carrier within 30 daysafter the start of your leave to avoid losing benefits.

Mail or fax your Form PFL-1, Form PFL-4, and all supporting documentation to your employer’s insurance carrier. - Url: https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/paid-family-leave-family-care

Offering 2: job_protection

You are entitled to return to the same job, or a comparable one, after returning from Paid Family Leave. A comparable job is one with comparable employment benefits, pay and other terms and conditions of employment.

  • Availability (owner codes): {"checked": null, "intake": "unknown", "type": "unknown"}
  • Amounts (as stated by the owner): []

Conditions:

  • The owner record does not yet state this offering's conditions. Check them with the program.

Access route 2.1

  • Where: NY
  • How: For more information, call the Paid Family Leave toll-free helpline Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm EST.
  • Url: https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/protections
  • Phone: (844) 337-6303

Evidence

  • /name: "New York State Paid Family Leave" (source, capture d810afe73d5053c5e2044a184500e247271ec0dd01913bbcc856e2fb3d04225e)
  • /offerings/0/summary: "If you are eligible and have a qualifying event, you can take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, paid time off." (source, capture 0979fed2735550a2bb66d3b7a4b90aef6606cb3b1e3b4291da0052fc5bb2a699)
  • /offerings/0/amounts/0/value: "If you are eligible and have a qualifying event, you can take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, paid time off." (source, capture 0979fed2735550a2bb66d3b7a4b90aef6606cb3b1e3b4291da0052fc5bb2a699)
  • /offerings/0/amounts/1/value: "The wage benefit is 67 percent of your average weekly wage (AWW), capped at 67 percent of the New York State Average Weekly Wage (NYSAWW)." (source, capture 0979fed2735550a2bb66d3b7a4b90aef6606cb3b1e3b4291da0052fc5bb2a699)
  • /offerings/0/access/0/how: "You may search by your employer's name using the search function on the Workers' Compensation Board website to find your employer's Paid Family Leave insurance carrier." (source, capture d810afe73d5053c5e2044a184500e247271ec0dd01913bbcc856e2fb3d04225e)
  • /offerings/0/access/0/url: "https://paidfamilyleave.ny.gov/" (source, capture d810afe73d5053c5e2044a184500e247271ec0dd01913bbcc856e2fb3d04225e)
  • /offerings/0/amounts/1: "If your average weekly wage is more than $100, the minimum benefit amount is $100. If your average weekly wage is less than $100, you will receive your full wages during a period of PFL." (source, capture 0979fed2735550a2bb66d3b7a4b90aef6606cb3b1e3b4291da0052fc5bb2a699)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "Mail or fax your Form PFL-1, Form PFL-4, and all supporting documentation to your employer’s insurance carrier." (source, capture 52362b77c99482c6f2ad60017176d57354b58cb6660c7327e358076e5979aa9f)
  • /caregiving_effect: "Paid Family Leave provides eligible employees job-protected, paid time off to:\n\n* bondwith a newly born, adopted or fostered child,\n* carefor a family member with a serious health condition, or\n* assistloved ones when a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent is deployed abroad on active military service." (source, capture d810afe73d5053c5e2044a184500e247271ec0dd01913bbcc856e2fb3d04225e)
  • /offerings/1/summary: "You are entitled to return to the same job, or a comparable one, after returning from Paid Family Leave. A comparable job is one with comparable employment benefits, pay and other terms and conditions of employment." (source, capture 46be1737c7183f479ea3e28d7a33845760689cf94502bf3b5dd6cb8a25d5ad91)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "You must notify your employer at least 30 days before the start of leave if foreseeable; otherwise, notify them as soon as possible." (source, capture 52362b77c99482c6f2ad60017176d57354b58cb6660c7327e358076e5979aa9f)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "You must submit your completed request package to your employer's insurance carrier within 30 daysafter the start of your leave to avoid losing benefits." (source, capture 52362b77c99482c6f2ad60017176d57354b58cb6660c7327e358076e5979aa9f)
  • /offerings/0/amounts/1: "Generally, your AWW is the average of your last eight weeks of wages prior to taking PFL, including bonuses and commissions." (source, capture 0979fed2735550a2bb66d3b7a4b90aef6606cb3b1e3b4291da0052fc5bb2a699)
  • /offerings/0/access/1: "If you are planning to request Paid Family Leave to care for a family member with serious health condition, make sure their health care provider completes the Health Care Provider Certification for Care of a Family Member with Serious Health Condition (Form PFL-4) as soon as possible." (source, capture 52362b77c99482c6f2ad60017176d57354b58cb6660c7327e358076e5979aa9f)
  • /offerings/1/access/0: "For more information, call the Paid Family Leave toll-free helpline Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 4:30pm EST." (source, capture 46be1737c7183f479ea3e28d7a33845760689cf94502bf3b5dd6cb8a25d5ad91)
  • /offerings/1/access/0: "PFL Helpline (844) 337-6303" (source, capture 46be1737c7183f479ea3e28d7a33845760689cf94502bf3b5dd6cb8a25d5ad91)