Statutory Update - 2021 Statutory Disability and Paid Family Leave Benefits and Rates

Statutory Update – 2021 Statutory Disability and Paid Family Leave Benefits and Rates

December 15, 2020

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2021 Statutory Disability and Paid Family Leave Benefits and Rates

California State Disability Insurance (CA SDI) and Paid Family Leave (CA PFL)
	2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	SDI: 52 weeks PFL: 8 weeks (7/1/20)	No Change
Benefit Percentage	• If High Quarter earnings < 1/3 of the State’s Average Quarterly Wage (SAQW): 70% • If High Quarter earnings => 1/3 of the SAQW: 60% (SAQW = 13x SAWW)	No Change
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$1,300	$1,357
State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)	$1,325	$1,383
Contribution Rate Employee-Paid	1.0%	1.2%
Taxable Wage Ceiling	$122,909	$128,298
Maximum Employee Contribution	$1,229.09 per year	$1,539.58 per year
Additional Notes		Leave for Qualifying Exigency begins January 1, 2021
Required Notice	Worksite poster and new hire brochures

Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave (CT PFML)
	January 1, 2020	January 1, 2021
Contribution Rate Employee-Paid	N/A	.5%
Taxable Wage Base (SSA)		$142,800
Maximum Employee Contribution		$714 per year
Required Notice	Employee notice requirements are set to begin July 1, 2022; however, employers may want to utilize materials posted on the CT PFML website to notify their employees of upcoming contribution requirements.
Contributions commence January 1, 2021; Benefit entitlement begins January 1, 2022.

District of Columbia Paid Family Leave (DC PFL)
	July 1, 2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	Own Illness: 2 weeks Family Care: 6 weeks Bonding: 8 weeks Combined maximum: 8 weeks in a 52-week period	No Changes
Benefit Formula	• If EAWW* =< 150% of DC min. wage x 40: 90% • If EAWW > 150% of DC min. wage x 40: 90% of 150% of DC min. wage x 40 plus 50% of the difference of the EAWW and 150% of DC min. wage x 40
DC Minimum Wage	$15/hour
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$1,000
Contribution Rate Employer-Paid	.62%
Maximum Contribution	No maximum
Required Notice	Notice posted and provided at hire, annually and at the time of need for leave

Hawaii Temporary Disability Insurance (HI TDI)
	January 1, 2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	26 weeks	No Change
Benefit Percentage	58%	No Change
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$650	$640
Employee Contribution Rate Employee- and Employer-Paid, Employer pays any balance required	Up to ½ of plan costs, max .5%	No Change
Maximum Weekly Wage Base	$1,119.44	$1,102.90
Maximum Employee Contribution	$5.60 per week	$5.51 per week
Required Notice	Worksite poster

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (MA PFML)
	2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	N/A	Own Illness: 20 weeks Bonding or Qualifying Exigency: 12 weeks Injured Servicemember: 26 weeks Combined maximum: 26 weeks in a 52-week period 12 weeks for Family Care begins July 1, 2021
Benefit Formula		80% of EAWW* =< 50% of SAWW, plus 50% of EAWW > 50% of SAWW
State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)		$1,487.78
Maximum Weekly Benefit		$850
Contribution Rate Employee- and Employer-Paid	.75% Total Contribution .62% Medical, .13% Family Care	No Change
Maximum Employee Contribution Rate	.248% Medical, .13% Family Care	No Change
Maximum Wage Base (SSA)	$137,700	$142,800
Maximum Contribution	$1,032.75 Total (~$520.50 Employee) per year	$1,071 Total (~$539.78 Employee) per year
Required Notice	Worksite poster and new hire notice

New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance (NJ TDI) and Family Leave Insurance (NJ FLI)
	2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	TDI: 26 weeks FLI: 12 weeks (7/1/20)	No Change
Benefit Percentage	85% (7/1/20)	No Change
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$881 (7/1/20)	$903
State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)	$1,259.82	$1,291.42
Employee Taxable Wage Base	$134,900	$1,291.42
Employee Contribution Rate NJ TDI is Employee- and Employer-Paid, Employer contribution rate varies; NJ FLI is Employee-Paid	TDI: .26% of taxable wages FLI: .16% of taxable wages	TDI: .47% of taxable wages FLI: .28% of taxable wages
Maximum Employee Contribution	TDI: $350.74 FLI: $215.84 per year	TDI: $649.54 FLI: $386.96 per year
Employer Taxable Wage Base	$35,300	$36,200
Alternative Earnings Test	$10,000	$11,000
Base Week Amount	$200	$220
Required Notice	Worksite poster as well as notice at hire and time of need for leave

New York Disability Benefits Law (NY DBL)
	January 1, 2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	26 weeks Max. 26 weeks in a 52-week period combined with NY PFL	No Changes
Benefit Percentage	50%
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$170
Employee Contribution Rate Employee- and Employer-Paid, Employer pays any balance required	.5%
Maximum Employee Contribution	$31.20 per year
Required Notice	Posted Notice of Compliance (DBL-120 for insured plans) or Certificate of Participation in Group Disability Self-Insurance (DB-120.2 for self-funded plans), as well as a Statement of Rights (DB-271S) provided at time of need for leave.

New York Paid Family Leave (NY PFL)
	January 1, 2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	10 weeks Max. 26 weeks in a 52-week period combined with NY DBL	12 weeks
Benefit Percentage	60%	67%
State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)	$1,401.17	$1,450.17
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$840.70	$971.61
Contribution Rate Employee-Paid	.270%	.511%
Maximum Employee Contribution	$196.72 per year	$385.34 per year
Required Notice	Posted Notice of Compliance (PFL-120 for insured plans, employers with self-funded plans may request from NY WCB) as well as a Statement of Rights (PFL-271S) provided at time of need for leave.

Puerto Rico SINOT
	January 1, 2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	26 weeks	No Changes
Benefit Percentage	65%
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$113
Contribution Rate Employee- and Employee-Paid	.3% Employee, .3% Employer on first $9,000 of earnings
Maximum Employee Contribution	$27 Employee, $27 Employer per year
Required Notice	Worksite poster as well as individual certificate/notice of benefits

Rhode Island Temporary Disability Insurance (RI TDI) and Temporary Caregiver Insurance (RI TCI)
	2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	TDI: 30 weeks TCI: 4 weeks Combined maximum: 30 weeks in a 52-week period	No Change
Benefit Percentage	85%	No Change
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$887; $1,197 with dependency allowance (7/1/20 - 6/30/21)
Contribution Rate Employee-Paid	1.3%	No Change
Taxable Wage Base	$72,300	$74,000
Maximum Employee Contribution	$939.90 per year	$962.00 per year
Financial Eligibility Test	$13,800 in Base Period earnings; or (1) $2,300 in at least one Base Period quarter (2) Base Period taxable wages at least 1.5x highest quarter of earnings and (3) $4,600 of taxable wages in Base Period (10/1/20)	No Change
Required Notice	Worksite poster

Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave (WA PFML)
	January 1, 2020	January 1, 2021
Maximum Duration	Own Illness: 12 weeks; +2 weeks for pregnancy incapacity (PI) Family Care: 12 weeks Combined maximum: 16 weeks in a 52-week period (18 weeks w/PI)	No Change
Benefit Formula	• If EAWW* =< 1/2 SAWW: 90% • If EAWW > 1/2 SAWW: 90% of 1/2 of the SAWW plus 50% of the difference of the EAWW and 1/2 of the SAWW	No Change
Maximum Weekly Benefit	$1,000	$1,206 Based on 90% of SAWW stated in regulations
State Average Weekly Wage (SAWW)	$1,255	$1,340
Contribution Rate Employee- and Employer-Paid	.4% Total Contribution	No Change
Maximum Employee Contribution Rate	63.333% of Total Contribution (~.253% of wages)	No Change
Maximum Wage Base (SSA)	$137,700	$142,800
Maximum Contribution	$550.80 Total (~$348.83 Employee) per year	$571.20 Total (~$361.76 Employee) per year
Required Notice	Worksite poster as well as Statement of Employee Rights (“Employer to Employee Notice”) at time of need for leave

*EAWW = Employee’s Average Weekly Wage, as defined by each law; SAWW = State Average Weekly Wage

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Statutory Update – 2021 Statutory Disability and Paid Family Leave Benefits and Rates