State rankings
Paid Maternity Leave by State
Paid Maternity Leave by State: compare 50 US states on 4 metrics.
Employer Obligation to Offer Paid Maternity Leave
3 values across 50 entries
Data
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50 states
 Alabama | Voluntary | — |
 Alaska | Voluntary | — |
 Arizona | Voluntary | — |
 Arkansas | Voluntary | — |
 California | Mandatory | Employees who have worked for an employer for at least 12 months, and who have 1250 hours of service during the 12 months prior to the leave |
 Colorado | Mandatory | Employees who earned $2,500 over the previous year for work performed in Colorado. |
 Connecticut | Mandatory | Employees of covered employers, which includes almost all businesses with one or more employees working in Connecticut. |
 Delaware | Mandatory | Employees who have been employed for at least one year and at least 1,250 hours with a single employer, who has a minimum of 10 employees. |
 Florida | Voluntary | — |
 Georgia | Voluntary | — |
 Hawaii | Voluntary | — |
 Idaho | Voluntary | — |
 Illinois | Mandatory | Any Illinois workers |
 Indiana | Voluntary | — |
 Iowa | Mandatory for government employees | Applies only to government (state) employees |
 Kansas | Voluntary | — |
 Kentucky | Voluntary | — |
 Louisiana | Voluntary | — |
 Maine | Mandatory | Nearly all employees in Maine, including full-time, part-time, temporary, and seasonal workers. Self-employed workers can opt in for coverage. |
 Maryland | Mandatory | All Maryland employee parents of any gender, including foster and adoptive parents (full-time and part-time + private and public sector workers.) |
 Massachusetts | Mandatory | Employees who meet earnings requirements, including earning at least $6,300 (rounded to the nearest hundred dollars) during the last four completed calendar quarters prior to their leave, or earning at least 30 times the weekly benefit they’re eligible to collect. |
 Michigan | Voluntary | — |
 Minnesota | Voluntary | — |
 Mississippi | Voluntary | — |
 Missouri | Voluntary | — |
 Montana | Voluntary | — |
 Nebraska | Voluntary | — |
 Nevada | Voluntary | — |
 New Hampshire | Voluntary | If the employer allows paid leave for other illnesses, it must allow the same for pregnancy. |
 New Jersey | Mandatory | All employees. Paid through state temporary disability insurance. |
 New Mexico | Voluntary | — |
 New York | Mandatory | Full-time employees after 26 consecutive weeks of employment. Part-time employees after 175 days of employment, which do not need to be consecutive. |
 North Carolina | Voluntary | — |
 North Dakota | Voluntary | — |
 Ohio | Voluntary | — |
 Oklahoma | Voluntary | — |
 Oregon | Mandatory | Employees who work in Oregon and earned at least $1,000 in the base year prior to their leave are eligible for paid leave. Employees who work for an employer with 10 or more employees are eligible for paid sick time. |
 Pennsylvania | Voluntary | — |
 Rhode Island | Mandatory | Most employees who work in Rhode Island (even if they live out of state), as long as they pay into the TCI fund. |
 South Carolina | Voluntary | — |
 South Dakota | Voluntary | — |
 Tennessee | Voluntary | — |
 Texas | Voluntary | — |
 Utah | Voluntary | — |
 Vermont | Voluntary | — |
 Virginia | Voluntary | — |
 Washington | Mandatory | Employees in Washington who worked 820 hours in the four quarters prior to their leave. |
 West Virginia | Voluntary | — |
 Wisconsin | Voluntary | — |
 Wyoming | Voluntary | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this paid maternity leave by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Maternity Leave Laws by State - Paycor; State Family and Medical Leave Laws - NCSL; State worker paid parental leave bill jumps final legislative hurdle before becoming law - Des Moines Register; Minnesota House bill delaying paid family and medical leave program put on hold - CBS News.