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Alabama

No

Alaska

No

Arizona

No

Arkansas

No

California

Yes

The New Parent Leave Act requires employers who employ 20 or more workers to provide parents with 12 weeks of unpaid leave to bond with a new child in the 12 months following the child’s birth, adoption, or foster care placement.

Effective: January 9, 2018

Colorado

No

Connecticut

No

District of Columbia

Yes

The Paid Leave Act provides up to eight weeks of parental leave, six weeks of family leave to care for an ill family member with a serious health condition, and two weeks of medical leave to care for one’s own serious health condition.

On July 1, 2019, the District will begin the collection of taxes from employers. 

Effective: July 2020

Delaware

Yes

The Paid Family Leave Act grants 12 weeks of paid leave for full time state workers.

Effective: April 1st, 2019

Florida

No

Georgia

Partial

State workers are permitted to use up to 5 sick days per year to care for immediate family member 

Effective: 2017

Hawaii

Partial

Idaho

No

Indiana

Partial

In Indiana, Paid Parental Leave grants full time state workers up to 150 hours of paid leave upon the birth of a child or placement of a child for adoption. 

Effective: January 2018

Iowa

No

Kansas

No

Kentucky

No

Louisiana

No

Maine

No

Maryland

Partial

Paid Parental Leave Time grants state workers 60 paid parental leave days after the birth of a child or adoption of a child under the age of 6.

Effective: October 2018

Massachusetts

Yes

Through Paid Family and Medical Leave in Massachusetts employees will be entitled up to 12 weeks of paid leave by 2021.

Effective: 2021

Michigan

No

Minnesota

Yes

In Minneapolis: parents employed by the city who work 40 hours/week & are eligible for sick time receive 120 hours for paid parental leave.
Effective: July 2015

In St. Paul: paid family leave for city employees

Effective: January 2015

Mississippi

No

Missouri

Partial

Montana

No

Nebraska

No

Nevada

No

New Hampshire

No

New Jersey

Yes

New Mexico

No

New York

Yes

Paid Family Leave allows most employees who work in New York State for private employers are eligible to take Paid Family Leave. Public employers may choose to offer Paid Family Leave. Employees can currently take up to 10 weeks off. By 2021, employees will be able to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected, paid time off.

Effective: January 2018

North Carolina

No

North Dakota

No

Ohio

Partial

Oklahoma

No

Oregon

No

Pennsylvania

No

Rhode Island

Yes

Temporary Caregiver Insurance Program allows Private and public sector employees who opt into the program can receive at least 4 weeks of partial pay if one has been employed for at least a year and averages at least 30 hours/week

Effective: January 2013

South Carolina

No

South Dakota

No

Tennessee

No

Texas

No

Utah

No

Vermont

No

Virginia

Partial

Virginia's Parental Leave Program provides 2 months of leave with full pay for state workers. This includes workers who become parents through adoption or foster placements. 

Effective: June 2018

Washington State

Yes

Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave entitled up to 12 weeks of paid leave, up to 16 weeks combined family & medical leave (+ 2 weeks for pregnancy complications)

Employers must begin remitting premiums & submitting quarterly reports for PFML  
Effective: January 2019

Employees allowed to take PFML leave  
Effective: January 2020

West Virginia

No

Wisconsin

No

Wyoming

No

Illinois

Partial

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