Get Application For Lien Leave 2009-2024

FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT NY.GOV/PAIDFAMILYLEAVE OR CALL (844) 337-6303.

Eligible workers can get up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care for family. Your job is protected when you're on leave. Workers can take Paid Family Leave to: bond with a child within 12 months of birth, adoption, or foster placement.

When can dads take bonding leave? Dads have the right to take bonding leave at any point within the first 12 months following a child's birth or placement for adoption or foster care. If a child has two parents, each parent (of any gender) has the right to up to twelve weeks of paid family leave.

To request PFL, the employee requesting PFL must complete Part A of the Request For Paid Family Leave (Form PFL-1). All items on the form are required unless noted as optional. The employee then provides the form to the employer to complete Part B.

Employees taking Paid Family Leave receive 67% of their average weekly wage, up to a cap of 67% of the current New York State Average Weekly Wage (NYSAWW). For 2024, the NYSAWW is $1,718.15, which means the maximum weekly benefit is $1,151.16. This is $20.08 more than the maximum weekly benefit for 2023.

By law, an employer must pay statutory paternity pay to an employee or worker if they're eligible for it during their statutory paternity leave. Statutory paternity pay is either of the following, whichever is lowest: £172.48 a week. 90% of their average weekly earnings.

Under FMLA, employers have option to require using existing personal days when on leave. However under the PFL, employers cannot require an employee to use their vacation or sick days on leave. Under the FMLA, a family member only includes spouse, child, and parent.

Once you're ready to apply, follow these three steps: COLLECT YOUR FORMS AND DOCUMENTATION. The forms are available from your employer, employer's insurance carrier or you may download: Care for a Family Member with a Serious Health Condition (Forms PFL-1, PFL-3 & PFL-4) ... COMPLETE. FORM PFL-1. ... SUBMIT TO INSURANCE CARRIER.