{"id":16112,"date":"2024-10-23T10:54:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:54:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/?p=16112"},"modified":"2024-10-23T10:54:46","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T14:54:46","slug":"2025-new-york-paid-family-leave-rates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/2025-new-york-paid-family-leave-rates\/","title":{"rendered":"Here are the 2025 New York Paid Family Leave (PFL) Contribution and Benefit Rates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16114\" src=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-pixabay-236164.jpg\" alt=\"2025 new york paid family leave pfl rates\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-pixabay-236164.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-pixabay-236164-980x654.jpg 980w, https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/pexels-pixabay-236164-480x320.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<p>New York State has published <a href=\"https:\/\/paidfamilyleave.ny.gov\/2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">paid family leave (PFL) updates for 2025<\/a>. Both the employee contribution rate and the maximum weekly benefit for the program will increase over the rates for 2024. Employees fully fund New York PFL through payroll deductions, and employers are not required to contribute.<\/p>\n<h2>Increase in PFL Maximum Weekly Benefit Cap<\/h2>\n<p>Employee compensation for PFL is 67% of the employee\u2019s average weekly wage, up to a cap of 67% of the current New York state average weekly wage. The 2025 state average weekly wage is $1,757.19, making the maximum weekly benefit for 2025 <strong>$1,177.32<\/strong>. This is $26.16 more than the maximum weekly benefit for 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Increase in PFL Employee Contribution Rate<\/h2>\n<p>In 2025, employees will contribute <strong>0.388%<\/strong><strong> of their gross wages<\/strong> per pay period to the PFL program, up from 0.373% in 2024. The maximum annual contribution for 2025 is <strong>$354.53<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Paid Family and Medical Leave<\/h2>\n<p>New York\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/laws\/WKC\/203\">PFL law<\/a> provides eligible employees up to 12 weeks of PFL. PFL coverage is typically added as a rider on an employer\u2019s disability insurance policy. Leave may be used for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Caring for a family member with a serious health condition;<\/li>\n<li>Birth, adoption, or fostering of a child;<\/li>\n<li>A spouse\u2019s, domestic partner\u2019s, child\u2019s, or parent\u2019s active military duty or impending active military duty; or<\/li>\n<li>Certain COVID-19-related reasons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cFamily member\u201d is defined expansively and includes siblings.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 2024 Zywave, Inc. All rights reserved.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2>Obtain New York PFL Insurance through GTM<\/h2>\n<p>When you get your paid family leave through GTM, you&#8217;ll integrate your PFL insurance with <a href=\"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/what-we-offer\/hcm-payroll-processing\/\">your payroll<\/a> and receive:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Streamlined administration<\/li>\n<li>Simplified processes<\/li>\n<li>Centralized reporting<\/li>\n<li>Accurate calculations<\/li>\n<li>Cost-efficiency<\/li>\n<li>Employee privacy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It also enhances employee confidence, communication, and overall experience, promoting a supportive work environment.<\/p>\n<p>Get a free quote today from the <a href=\"https:\/\/gtminsurance.com\/get-a-quote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GTM Insurance Agency<\/a>\u200b for help obtaining PFL and other employer-provided insurance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here are the 2025 New York paid family leave (PFL) rates for employee contributions and benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[232],"tags":[20,6,112],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-16112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gtm-biz-blog-isolved","tag-employee-benefits","tag-new-york-employers","tag-paid-family-leave"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16112"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16117,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16112\/revisions\/16117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16112"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gtm.com\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=16112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}