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Connecticut Paid Family & Medical Leave: Do You Qualify?
Connecticut runs the pay and the job protection as two separate laws that usually move together. CT Paid Leave sends the benefit; CT FMLA holds your job.
Check your Connecticut leave eligibility →- Paid leave
- Up to 12 weeks
- Pregnancy add-on
- Up to 2 more weeks
- Job protection (CTFMLA)
- Up to 12 weeks
- Employer size
- 1+ employee
How much, and the pregnancy extension
Both CT Paid Leave and CT FMLA cap at 12 weeks in a 12-month period. If a serious health condition leaves you incapacitated during pregnancy, you can get up to two more weeks, for 14 in total. The benefit is a share of your average weekly wage up to a state cap, paid from the fund workers contribute to through payroll.
One quirk works in your favor: CT FMLA covers more relatives than the federal law does. Taking leave for someone federal FMLA doesn't cover can leave your separate 12 weeks of federal FMLA untouched for a different reason down the line.
Who qualifies
Because it's funded by employee contributions, the paid benefit reaches almost everyone who works in Connecticut, including at very small employers. There's no 50-person threshold like the federal law. Job protection under CT FMLA kicks in after three months on the job. Start a claim at ctpaidleave.org.
The only way to know where you land is to run your own numbers: your tenure, hours, employer size, and reason for leave all move the answer. Leavely's free assessment walks through it in a couple of minutes and shows both whether you'll be paid and whether your job is protected.
Start your free Connecticut leave assessment →