Covered Leaves and Durations
The total amount of leave time available in a 52-week period is eight weeks.
Leave Type | Covered Leave | Maximum Leave Duration |
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Medical |
| 12 weeks |
Family |
| 12 weeks |
| 12 weeks |
Weekly Benefit Amount
Employees can receive up to 90% of their average weekly wage for a covered leave, up to a maximum of $1,049 per week in 2023.
Waiting Period
There is a seven-day waiting period for benefits.
Intermittent Leaves
Employees can take leave intermittently or all at once. Intermittent leaves must be taken in one-day increments.
All information on this page is subject to change as state requirements change.
Covered Employees
Covered | Not Covered | Optional |
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Covered employees must:
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Family Members
Covered employees may take family leave to care for a:
- Child
- Domestic partner
- Parent
- Sibling
- Grandparent
Plan Options
There's no private plan option for Washington D.C. PFL. Employers must participate in the district's program. However, the district allows private plans that would supplement its PFL program.
Funding
Employers fund the district's PFL through an additional 0.26% employer payroll tax. There's no wage-based limit, and contributions are paid quarterly. There's no wage-based limit, and contributions are paid quarterly.
Addtional Information Employers Need to Know
All employers — including private sector, non-profit and household — who pay the district's unemployment insurance tax must participate. Unlike some other states, employers that contract workers through staffing or temp agencies must also participate.
D.C. PFL Notification Requirements
Paid family leave notices must be posted in clearly visible places at the workplace.
More Information
Visit the Washington D.C. Paid Family Leave page for more information.
You can also visit The Standard’s Relatively Speaking blog to stay updated on the latest PFML news.
All information on this page is subject to change as state requirements change.
Effective July 1, 2022, the benefit period will be 12 weeks for parental, 12 weeks for family, 12 weeks for own medical, and two weeks for pre-natal. The overall maximum will be 12 weeks per year. Employer payroll tax will decrease from 0.62% to 0.26%. Effective July 1, 2022, the benefit period will be 12 weeks for parental, 12 weeks for family, 12 weeks for own medical, and two weeks for pre-natal. The overall maximum will be 12 weeks per year. Employer payroll tax will decrease from 0.62% to 0.26%.