The New York State Department of Financial Services has announced new Paid Family Leave premium rates for 2025. On Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, the maximum PFL contribution rate changed from 0.373% to 0.388% of an employee’s gross annualized wages. This translates to a maximum annual premium contribution of $354.53 (up slightly from the 2024 rate of $333.25) that an employer can withhold for PFL per employee. PFL premiums are fully funded by employees through after-tax payroll deductions.
Under New York’s Paid Family Leave program, all eligible employees in New York state have been able to take time off, while still being paid a portion of their wages, to bond with a new child, to care for a family member with a serious health condition, or to handle personal matters arising from an immediate family member being called to active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States. Eligible employees receive 67% of their average weekly wage—up to 67% of the statewide average weekly wage, for up to 12 weeks of leave.
For more information on New York state’s Paid Family Leave Law, PIA Northeast members can access QS31408, titled New York state Paid Family Leave FAQs. If you have further questions, PIA Northeast members can contact PIA’s Industry Resource Center at resourcecenter@pia.org.
Shirley Albright, CPIA, CISR
Shirley Albright, CPIA, CISR, joined PIA in 1983 and has worked in many facets of the association over the years. In 1995, she was an integral part of establishing the Industry Resource Center to include the development of the software system to record and track all incoming and outgoing inquiries. She quickly moved from industry resource representative to assistant director and eventually to her current position as director. Currently, Shirley oversees the daily operations of the Industry Resource Center to include the triage of thousands of incoming member inquiries. Her other accomplishments include obtaining her New York state property/casualty broker’s license, CPIA and CISR designations.
