California
> Timeline: Enacted in 2002; effective as of 2004
> Total paid leave in one year: 8 weeks
> Time off allowed for both parents: 8 weeks
> Family caregiving time allotment: 8 weeks
> Personal medical time off allowed: 52 weeks
> Payroll deduction rate: 1.2% (combined PFL and disability)
> Job protection: No
Colorado
> Timeline: Enacted in 2020; effective as of 2023/2024
> Total paid leave in one year: 12 weeks
> Time off allowed for both parents: 12 weeks
> Family caregiving time allotment: 12 weeks
> Personal medical time off allowed: 12 weeks
> Payroll deduction rate: 0.9% (2023)
> Job protection: Yes (if currently employed for over 180 days)
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Connecticut
> Timeline: Enacted in 2019; effective as of 2021/2022
> Total paid leave in one year: 12 weeks
> Time off allowed for both parents: 12 weeks
> Family caregiving time allotment: 12 weeks
> Personal medical time off allowed: 12 weeks
> Payroll deduction rate: 0.50%
> Job protection: No
Delaware
> Timeline: Enacted in 2022; effective as of 2025/2026
> Total paid leave in one year: 12 weeks
> Time off allowed for both parents: 12 weeks
> Family caregiving time allotment: 12 weeks
> Personal medical time off allowed: 6 weeks
> Payroll deduction rate: 0.8% (2025/2026) (.4% medical + .08% family + .32% parental) ≤ 1.00%
> Job protection: No
District of Columbia
> Timeline: Enacted in 2017; effective as of 2020
> Total paid leave in one year: 8 (12 in 2022) weeks
> Time off allowed for both parents: 8 (12 in 2022) weeks
> Family caregiving time allotment: 6 (12 in 2022) weeks
> Personal medical time off allowed: 6 (12 in 2022) weeks
> Payroll deduction rate: 0.62% (0.26% in 2022)
> Job protection: No
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