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US Family Leave Guide

Family Leave Laws by State 2026

Last updated: · All 50 states, sortable and searchable.

13

States With Paid Family Leave

5

States With Mandatory Bereavement Leave

50

States Covered by Federal FMLA

State Federal FMLA State Leave Law Employer Threshold Paid Family Leave Weekly PFL Benefit Bereavement Law
Alabama Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Alaska Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Arizona Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Arkansas Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
California Applies California Family Rights Act 5 CA PFL $1,765 5 days
Colorado Applies Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance 1 FAMLI $1,448 No
Connecticut Applies Connecticut Paid Leave 1 CT PFL $1,016 No
Delaware Applies Delaware Paid Leave 10 DE PL $900 No
Florida Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Georgia Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Hawaii Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Idaho Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Illinois Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — 10 days
Indiana Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Iowa Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Kansas Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Kentucky Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Louisiana Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Maine Applies Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave 1 ME PFML $1,249 No
Maryland Applies Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance 15 MD FAMLI $1,000 No
Massachusetts Applies Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave 1 MA PFML $1,230 No
Michigan Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Minnesota Applies Minnesota Paid Leave 1 MN Paid Leave $1,423 No
Mississippi Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Missouri Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Montana Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Nebraska Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Nevada Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
New Hampshire Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
New Jersey Applies New Jersey Family Leave Act 30 NJ FLI $1,119 No
New Mexico Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
New York Applies New York Paid Family Leave 1 NY PFL $1,229 No
North Carolina Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
North Dakota Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Ohio Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Oklahoma Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Oregon Applies Oregon Paid Leave 1 OR PL $1,692 14 days
Pennsylvania Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Rhode Island Applies Rhode Island Parental and Family Medical Leave Act 50 RI TCI $1,150 No
South Carolina Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
South Dakota Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Tennessee Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Texas Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Utah Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Vermont Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — 10 days
Virginia Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Washington Applies Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave 25 WA PFML $1,647 7 days
West Virginia Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Wisconsin Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No
Wyoming Applies Federal only 50+ federal No — No

Data sourced from state labor departments and the US DOL. Verify current rules at your state's official site before making decisions.

Frequently Asked Questions

13 states currently run a Paid Family Leave program: California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, Connecticut, Oregon, Massachusetts, Delaware, Maryland, Rhode Island, Minnesota, and Maine.

5 states currently have a mandatory bereavement leave law: California, Illinois, Oregon, Washington, and Maryland. All other states leave bereavement leave entirely to employer policy.

Yes. Federal FMLA applies nationwide to qualifying employees at covered employers (50+ employees within 75 miles), regardless of state. States can only add protections on top of it, never take away the federal floor.

A state family/medical leave law can lower the employer-size threshold, cover more family relationships, or provide more weeks than federal FMLA. It runs alongside, not instead of, the federal law.

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