Connecticut paid leave
Most Connecticut workers are eligible for paid family and medical leave under Connecticut's Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law, which began in January 2022.
PFML is available to covered individuals who work in Connecticut. This includes employees who have earned wages of at least $2,325 in the highest-earning quarter of the first four of the five most recent quarters and are currently employed or have been employed within the last 12 weeks; and self-employed individuals or sole proprietors that have opted into the program.
Employers not included: federal government groups, municipality, local or regional boards of education, and non-public elementary or secondary schools.
Key features
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Coverage options |
State plan or state-approved voluntary private plan |
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Funding |
.5% of wages up to the Social Security cap |
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Waiting period |
0 day waiting period for all leave reasons |
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Benefit |
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. |
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Maximum benefit |
$941.40 per week (effective 1/1/2024) |
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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. |
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 helps meet 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 term life*, dental, vision, or long-term disability) and have ten or more employees working in Connecticut.
Get more information about the private plan solution from Principal.
Submitting a claim
To start a PFML claim, complete and submit the claim online.
Or, complete and submit the appropriate PFML claim form:
Want to learn more?
Talk to your financial professional to design a benefit offering that meets the specific needs of your business and employees.