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Name: States with Paid Family Leave
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Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State’s Laws for Paid Family Leave - Paycor.

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States with Paid Family Leave

States with Paid Family Leave: compare 51 US states on 9 metrics.

Economics Health51 states · 9 metricsUpdated Dec 28, 2025Original page

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State’s Laws for Paid Family Leave - Paycor

State Has Paid Fam. Leave Program

6 values across 51 entries

Parental Leave

12 values across 50 entries

Family Leave

10 values across 50 entries

Medical Leave

10 values across 48 entries

Personal Leave

9 values across 20 entries

Wage Coverage

11 values across 50 entries

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51 states


Alabama	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Alaska	No	18 weeks	18 weeks	18 weeks	—	—	0	20+, 35 hrs/wk	Federal FMLA + AFLA
Arizona	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	40 hrs sick	Pilot (state)	0	FMLA standard	Federal FMLA + paid sick
Arkansas	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
California	Mandatory	8 weeks	8 weeks	52 weeks	Yes	—	60-70%	12+ months, 1,250+ hrs	State Disability Insurance + PFL
Colorado	Mandatory	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	Combined	—	Employee/employer split	Small employers exempt	Social Insurance
Connecticut	Mandatory	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	Combined	—	Up to 95%	Employee contributions	Social Insurance
Delaware	Mandatory (2026)	—	—	—	—	—	Employee/employer split	Contributions start 2025	Social Insurance
District of Columbia	Mandatory	8 weeks	6 weeks	2 weeks	8 weeks total	—	Up to 90%	Employer tax funded	Social Insurance
Florida	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	3 days domestic violence	0	FMLA standard	Federal FMLA only
Georgia	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	5 days/yr (25+)	0	25+ for sick provision	Federal FMLA only
Hawaii	No	4 weeks	4 weeks	4 weeks	—	—	0	100+ employees	Federal FMLA
Idaho	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Illinois	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	4-12 weeks domestic violence	0	FMLA standard	Federal FMLA only
Indiana	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	10 days military family	0	FMLA standard	Federal FMLA only
Iowa	No	8 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	FMLA standard	Federal FMLA only
Kansas	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	8 days domestic violence	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Kentucky	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Louisiana	No	6 weeks maternity (25+) + 12 FMLA	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	25+ for pregnancy	Federal FMLA + pregnancy
Maine	Mandatory (2026)	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	Combined	—	Employee/employer split	12 consecutive months	Social Insurance
Maryland	Mandatory (2027)	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	Combined	—	0.9% (0.45% each)	Benefits start 2028	Social Insurance
Massachusetts	Mandatory	12 weeks	12 weeks	20 weeks	26 weeks combined	12-26 weeks military	Up to 80%	Size-based	Social Insurance
Michigan	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	40 hrs sick (50+)	—	0	FMLA standard	Federal FMLA + paid sick
Minnesota	Mandatory (2026)	12 weeks	12 weeks	20 weeks	Combined + 160 hrs sick	1 day military	Employee/employer split	Starts January 2026	Social Insurance
Mississippi	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Missouri	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Montana	No	12 weeks + reasonable pregnancy	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	FMLA + pregnancy	Federal FMLA only
Nebraska	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	15-30 days military	0	15-50+ for military	Federal FMLA + military
Nevada	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	40 hrs sick (50+)	160 hrs domestic violence	0	FMLA standard	Federal FMLA + paid sick
New Hampshire	Voluntary	6-12 weeks	6-12 weeks	6-12 weeks	Combined	—	60	Voluntary	Private Insurance
New Jersey	Mandatory/Optional	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	Combined	—	Payroll deductions	50+, 1 yr, 1,000+ hrs	Social Insurance
New Mexico	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	64 hrs sick/12 mo	14 days domestic violence	0	FMLA standard	Federal FMLA + paid sick
New York	Mandatory	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	Combined	10 days military	67	Size-based	Private Insurance
North Carolina	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	4 hrs school; domestic violence	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
North Dakota	No	16 weeks (UFLA state) + 12 FMLA	16 weeks	16 weeks	—	—	0	State employees only	Federal FMLA
Ohio	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Oklahoma	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Oregon	Mandatory	12-16 weeks	12-16 weeks	12-16 weeks	Combined	Domestic violence	Employee/employer split	Small employers exempt	Social Insurance
Pennsylvania	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Rhode Island	Mandatory	4-6 weeks	4-6 weeks	13 weeks	Combined	—	Up to 60%	50+, 30+ hrs/wk, 1+ yr	Social Insurance
South Carolina	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
South Dakota	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Tennessee	No	Pregnancy/adoption (100+) + 12 FMLA	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	12 consecutive months	Federal FMLA + pregnancy
Texas	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Utah	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Vermont	Voluntary	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	Combined	—	—	—	Private Insurance
Virginia	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Washington	Mandatory	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	16-18 combined	Military family	Up to 90%	820+ hours	Social Insurance
West Virginia	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only
Wisconsin	No	6 weeks birth/adoption	2 weeks family	2 weeks	Combined	—	0	Unpaid	State unpaid law
Wyoming	No	12 weeks	12 weeks	12 weeks	—	—	0	50+, 12 mo, 1,250 hrs	Federal FMLA only

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Where does this states with paid family leave data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: State’s Laws for Paid Family Leave - Paycor.

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