Florida Voluntary Paid Family Leave
Florida has passed HB 721 a voluntary law to support paid family leave insurance by amending s. 624.406, F.S. which authorizes life insurers to implement paid family leave insurance, creating s. 624.6086, F.S.
The insurance commissioner may pass regulations to support this new statute.
Coverage Options: Voluntary fully insured paid family leave benefits are available for insurance carriers to offer as a rider to a short-term disability policy or as a standalone policy.
Benefits: The length of family leave insurance benefits available for each covered circumstance, which may not be less than 2 weeks during a period of 52 consecutive calendar weeks.
Absence reasons: Family leave insurance may replace all or part of an employee’s income loss due to the following events:
Contributions: Voluntary offering. No mandatory payroll contributions to support a state program.
Key Dates:
May 25, 2023 – Governor signed the bill into law
As of April 8, 2024
FL PFML Statutory Leave Benefit Guide 2024 | View |