Upcoming Contributions and Benefit Payments
This is a summary of the recent changes to contributions and benefit payment amounts established by the states for each of the PFML and Statutory Disability programs for which MetLife has a private plan. For additional information on a state’s program that is not applicable to MetLife’s private plans, please visit the state program websites.
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Taxable wage base (cap) |
State Average Weekly Wage |
Minimum Wage |
Maximum Annual Employee Contributions* |
Maximum Weekly Benefit Payment |
Other (leave reason, duration, etc.) |
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California |
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Not applicable |
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Not applicable |
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Colorado PFML |
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Not applicable |
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Effective 1/1/26: $1,381.45 |
Effective 1/1/26: CO PFML law will include an additional twelve weeks for a child receiving inpatient care in a neonatal intensive care unit or for the duration the child is receiving care in the neonatal intensive care unit. |
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Connecticut PFML |
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Not applicable |
Effective 1/1/26: $16.94 per hour |
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Effective 1/1/26: $1,016.40, or 60 times the state minimum wage |
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Hawaii TDI |
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Not applicable |
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Massachusetts PFML |
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Effective 1/1/26: $1,922.48 |
Not applicable |
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Effective 1/1/26: $1,230.39 |
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Minnesota PFML |
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Not applicable |
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New Hampshire PFML |
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Not applicable |
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New Jersey TDI/FLI |
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Effective 1/1/26: $171,100 |
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Effective 1/1/26: $15.92, or $310 per week/ $15,500 per year |
Effective 1/1/26:
TDI: 0.19% of the employee’s taxable wages, or $325.09 |
Effective 1/1/26: $1,199.00 |
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New York DBL/PFL |
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Effective 1/1/26: $95,348.76 |
Effective 1/1/26: $1,833.63 |
Not applicable |
Effective 1/1/26: PFL: 0.432% to the annual cap of $411.91 |
Effective 1/1/26: PFL: $1,228.53 |
Coming soon: NY PFL benefits will be extended to construction workers who work for multiple employers pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement and have been employed for at least 26 of the last 39 weeks by any covered employer who is a signatory to a collective bargaining agreement. |
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Oregon PFML |
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Not applicable |
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Puerto Rico SINOT |
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Not applicable |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
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Washington PFML |
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Not applicable |
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