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Vermont Voluntary Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program

Voluntary (not mandatory) paid family and medical leave insurance insured by The Hartford, rolled out in three phases: state employees (benefits from July 1, 2023), private and non-state public employers with two or more employees (July 1, 2024), and an individual purchasing pool for self-employed Vermonters, one-employee employers, and workers whose employer does not offer VT FMLI (enrollment May 2025, benefits from January 1, 2026).

Eligibility

  • Care recipient must have a qualifying disability
  • Employer must have 2+ employees
  • Relationship: spouse, child, parent, other relative

How to apply

  • Enroll: individuals visit the Vermont FMLI Individual Purchasing Program website (The Hartford) to obtain a quote and enroll during the enrollment window; employees enroll through an employer that offers VT FMLI. Claim: give The Hartford written notice of claim within 30 days of the qualifying leave (name, address, policy number); claims accepted in electronic, telephonic, or paper format; The Hartford sends proof-of-claim forms within 15 days; send proof of claim within 90 days of the first day of leave.