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Vermont Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FMLI)

Vermont's Family and Medical Leave Insurance plan is a voluntary, insurance-based paid family leave program rather than a mandatory universal payroll-tax program. It is mandatory for eligible State of Vermont government employees; private employers and individuals may opt in through The Hartford. The program can provide up to six weeks of wage replacement for covered family and medical leave events, but the insurance product itself does not create job protection.

Vermont FMLI is an optional insurance-based wage-replacement program for private employers and individuals, and coverage for eligible State of Vermont government employees. The Hartford's Vermont FMLI page says the program gives employees a way to be paid during family and medical leave while caring for a child, spouse, parent, or themselves; its state-employee page says eligible State of Vermont government employees receive 60% of pre-leave base weekly wages up to a 2026 maximum weekly benefit of $2,128.85 for up to six weeks per benefit year. The broader FMLI rollout began with state employees in July 2023, expanded to private and non-state public employers with two or more employees in July 2024, and expanded to individual/self-employed purchasing in July 2025. Coverage is not mandatory for private employers, and the insurance benefit itself does not create job protection.

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Vermont FMLI is an optional insurance-based wage-replacement program for private employers and individuals, and coverage for eligible State of Vermont government employees. The Hartford's Vermont FMLI page says the program gives employees a way to be paid during family and medical leave while caring for a child, spouse, parent, or themselves; its state-employee page says eligible State of Vermont government employees receive 60% of pre-leave base weekly wages up to a 2026 maximum weekly benefit of $2,128.85 for up to six weeks per benefit year. The broader FMLI rollout began with state employees in July 2023, expanded to private and non-state public employers with two or more employees in July 2024, and expanded to individual/self-employed purchasing in July 2025. Coverage is not mandatory for private employers, and the insurance benefit itself does not create job protection.

How to apply

Use the official program page for application details: official program page.

  • fmla (companion): FMLA provides federal job protection for eligible employees; VT FMLI provides voluntary state-level wage replacement but no job protection