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  2. Protect My Employees
  3. Group benefits
  4. Paid family and medical leave & state disability insurance
  5. Connecticut Paid Leave

Connecticut Paid Leave

Key features

Coverage options

State plan or state-approved voluntary private plan

Funding

.5% of wages up to the Social Security cap

Waiting period

0 day waiting period for all leave reasons

Benefit (Begins January 1, 2022)

95% of the covered employee’s base weekly earnings up to an amount equal to forty times the minimum fair wage as defined in CT law. Plus, 60% of that covered employee’s base weekly earnings above an amount equal to or greater than forty times the minimum fair wage.

Maximum benefit
  • $780 per week (01/01/2022)
  • $840 per week (07/01/2022)

Benefit duration (within a 52 consecutive week period)

  • Combined paid family and medical leave: 12 weeks, 2 additional weeks for a serious health condition that results in incapacitation that occurs during a pregnancy.
  • One time 26 weeks of leave in a 12-month period for a family member to care for an active duty member undergoing medical treatment, recuperation or therapy, is otherwise in outpatient status or is on the temporary disability retired list for a serious injury or illness incurred in the line of duty.

Get more information from the State of Connecticut.

Principal® has a solution

We’re here to help by offering a state-approved voluntary private plan. When you have other group insurance products with us, it’s easy to add this solution. Plus, you get the same top-level service that comes with any of our products.

You can be assured Principal is committed to offering a private plan that meets your obligation under the paid family and medical leave law as a Connecticut employer. Our fully insured product is available to employers who offer at least one other qualifying, insured Principal product (group short-term disability, long-term disability, term life, or dental insurance) and have one or more employees working in Connecticut.

Want to learn more?

Talk to your advisor to design a benefit offering that meets the specific needs of your business and employees.

This summary is not a complete statement of the rights, benefits, limitations or exclusions of the insurance described here. For cost and coverage details, contact your Principal representative.

Insurance issued by Principal Life Insurance Company, Des Moines, IA 50392

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