Fair Pay Resources

New York

NY S 6406

2016 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave

The Paid Family Leave Benefits Law allows individuals to receive sixty-seven percent of their average weekly wage for no more than twelve weeks in which an employee cannot perform their work duties in order to care for a family member, to bond with a child during the first twelve months of the child's birth or the child's placement for adoption or foster care, or because of any qualifying exigency arising when a spouse or partner is on active duty without fear of being terminated, retaliation, or losing any health benefits afforded by employer.

New Jersey

NJ Stat. Ann. § 43:21-38

2008 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave

STATUS: Enacted

43:21-25 states that any individual elegible for benefits during a period of family temporary disability leave shall recieve 6 times their weekly benefit amount or one third of their total wages, whichever is lesser, under a private or state plan of disability benefits to care for a seriously ill or injured family member, or bond with a newborn, newly adopted or newly placed foster child for a maximum of twelve consecutive weeks in a calendar year. This bill was expanded in 2019 by A3975, which increased the paid leave to 12 weeks from July 1, 2020.

California

CA SB 1661

2002 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave

STATUS: Enacted

The legislation provides up to six weeks of wage replacement benefits to workers who take time off of work to care for a seriously ill child, spouse, parent, or domestic partner, or to bond with a new child. The law took effect July 1, 2004. In 2013, SB 770 expanded California’s PFL benefits to workers who take time off work to care for a seriously ill parent-in-law, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling. In 2019, SB 83 extended the PFL from six to eight weeks.

California

CA SB 83

2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave

STATUS: Enacted

This legislation extends the Paid Family Leave from six weeks to eight weeks of wage replacement benefits to workers who take time off work to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a new child.

Rhode Island

RI HB 6090, § 1

2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave

STATUS: Enacted

To increase the temporary caregiver benefits to six (6) weeks in a benefit year starting January 1, 2022 and would increase temporary caregiver benefits to eight (8) Weeks in a benefit year beginning January 1, 2023.

Rhode Island

RI Gen. Laws § 28-41-35

2014 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave

STATUS: Enacted

Section 28-41-35 states that employees are elegible for temporary caregiver benefits for any week (up to four weeks in a benefit year) they are unable to perform customary work because they are bonding with a newborn or newly adopted child, or because they are caring for a child or family member without fear of potential termination, employer retaliation, or loss of health care benefits. This bill is expanded by H.B. 6090, § 1, 2021-2022 Leg. Sess. (R.I. 2021).

Connecticut

CT SB 1 § 3

2019 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

The Paid Family and Medical Leave Act will provide up to twelve weeks of family and medical leave compensation to covered employees during a twelve-month period as well as an additional two weeks of compensation to a covered employee for a serious health condition resulting in incapacitation that ocurrs during pregnancy. As such, employees can take time off to bond with a child within one year of birth or placement from foster care/adoption or to care for aa family member with a serious health condition.

Massachusetts

MA H 4640

2018 | Fair Pay, Leave, Minimum Wage, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

An Act relative to minimum wage, paid family leave and the sales tax holiday.

Maryland

MD S.B. 275

2022 | Fair Pay, Leave, Paid Family Leave, Paid Sick Leave

STATUS: Enacted

Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes.

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