2021 Changes to New York Paid Family Leave
By EsqSocial Corporation 02/02/21
The New York Paid Family Leave (PFL) program took effect in January 2018 and featured annual increases to its benefit entitlements through 2021. Effective January 1, 2021, the PFL maximum duration to which an employee may be entitled increased from 10 weeks to 12 weeks. Further, the weekly PFL benefit increased from 60% of an employee’s average weekly wage to 67%, subject to a new maximum weekly benefit of $971.61 (up from 2020’s $840 weekly maximum benefit, calculated using the new Statewide...
By: Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP