Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave

For covered workers, Connecticut Paid and Family Medical Leave  allows you to take the time you need to address your own health conditions — or those of your family — without worrying about lost income while you are away from work.

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Qualifying Leave Reasons

  • Employee’s own serious health condition
  • Serve as an organ or bone marrow donor
  • Bond with a new child (birth, adoption, or foster care placement)
  • Care for a family member with a serious health condition
  • Care for a family member who is a service member with a serious health condition
  • Military exigency arising from the employee’s spouse, child, or parent active duty or call to active duty military service in a foreign country
  • Victim of family violence or sexual assault

Benefit Waiting Period

None

Benefit Amount

95% of employee’s base weekly wage up to the CT minimum wage times 40; plus 60% of an employee’s base weekly wage in excess of the CT minimum wage times 40

Maximum Weekly Benefit

$1,016.40 effective 1/1/26 (60 times the state minimum wage)

Maximum Leave Duration
  • 12 weeks in any 12-month period for all leave reasons, except for victim of family violence or sexual assault
  • Up to an additional 2 weeks is available for a serious health condition that results in incapacitation that occurs during pregnancy
  • 12 days for victim of family violence or sexual assault

Contributions

Employee: 0.5% of employee taxable wage base

  • Employer can choose to pay all or a portion of the cost
  • Employee contributions under a private plan cannot exceed those required under the state plan
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Still have questions? Visit the official state resource for more details.

This information is current has of January 1, 2026 and is subject to change.  Information is reviewed and updated periodically when individual states issue updates. The information is for general informational purposes only and does not purport to be complete or to cover every situation. Please note this information does not constitute legal advice. You must consult with your own legal advisors to determine how these laws will affect you.

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