How Much Paid Family Leave is Available Under the PFMLA?

Understanding the Amount of Time Available for Leave Under the PFMLA

The following leave is available each benefit year for eligible employees and for independent contractors who have opted into the program, and made contributions for at least two out of the prior four quarters:

Birth or adoption of a child, or time to bond with a child within 12 months of birth or adoption: up to 12 weeks;
An employee's need to care for an immediate family member with a serious health condition: up to 12 weeks;
An employee's own serious health condition: up to 20 weeks; and

An employee's need to care for an immediate family member in the military service with a serious health condition: up to 26 weeks.

A "benefit year" is 52 weeks from the Sunday prior to your first day of paid leave.

Learn more here about the Massachusetts Paid Family Leave Law.