DC Paid Family Leave (PFL)

Update (07/30/24): The District of Columbia’s Mayor Bowser recently signed an amendment to the DC PFL program that will go into effect as of July 1, 2024. Another change due to the amendment is that the Mayor is no longer required to provide employers with a 60-day advance notice of changes to the contribution rates, however is still required to provide said notice for the first employer contribution due after an employer contribution rate change. Currently, covered employers are required to contribute quarterly 0.26% of each covered employee’s salary. However, effective July 1, 2024, this amount will increase to 0.75%. As a reminder, contributions are due quarterly.

Update (10/14/24, Effective 09/29/24): The Department of Employment Services (DOES) has finally released the new maximum weekly benefit for the District’s Paid Family Leave program. The weekly benefit amount is increasing from $1,118 to $1,153 for all claims with an approved leave period that begins on or after September 29, 2024. The DOES website does not have an updated poster at this time, however, it is not uncommon for it to be unavailable until later in October or early November. We will be sure to let you know once the updated poster is available.

Update (12/02/24, Effective 02/01/25): The DOES has published the 2025 DC PFL employee notice, to be posted within the workplace and provided to all covered employees no later than February 1, 2025. We recommend providing it to employees by January 1. You can find the link to download the notice within our “Notice Requirements” section below.

DC PFL – Employers are required to notify employees upon time of hire and annually thereafter regarding DC PFL and display the required poster in the workplace. The DC PFL poster may be found here.

DC FMLA – Employers are required to display the required poster in the workplace. The DC FMLA poster may be found here.

DC PFL Website