New Hampshire
New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave (NH PFML)
New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave (NH PFML)
The New Hampshire Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan (NH PFML) will begin on January 1, 2023. The State will be providing paid family leave benefits to their state employees and created a paid family and medical leave program to encourage other public and private employers to participate. Individuals who do not have access through their employer’s program can also opt for insured coverage for both paid family leave (PFL) and paid medical leave (PML) benefits.
NH PFML Details
Group Insurance/Administration:
- Fully Insured (through state approved carrier only): PML and PFL only (Special tax credits are available for employers who participate in the state’s preferred program)
- Self-insured plan administration
Individual Insurance:
For those individuals not eligible for NH PFML benefits through their employer
Group Insurance/Administration: Employers that sponsor NH PFML benefits per the statute must restore employees to the position the employee held prior to such leave or an equivalent position consistent with the job restoration provisions of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).
Individual Insurance: None
Group Insurance:
- Duration: at least 6 weeks or 12 weeks paid plus a 7-calendar day unpaid elimination period per year
- 60% wage replacement up to the applicable Social Security taxable wage maximum
- Flexibility within parameters set by the NH Insurance Department
Individuals:
- Duration: 6 weeks paid plus a 7-calendar day unpaid elimination period per year
- 60% wage replacement, up to the applicable Social Security taxable wage maximum
- Individuals only: Subject to a 7-month waiting period
The State Employees would be outlined as follows:
State Employees:
- Duration: 6 weeks paid plus a 7-calendar day unpaid elimination period per year
- 60% wage replacement, up to the applicable Social Security taxable wage maximum
- State employees : PFL only
PFL:
- Child bonding within the first year of birth or placement if adopted or through foster placement
- Care for a family member with a serious health condition
- Military exigency or to care for a service member with a serious injury or illness
PML:
- Employee’s own serious health condition
Group Insurance:
- Premiums are set based on the flexibility approved by the NH Insurance Department
Individual Insurance:
- $5 maximum per week or $260 annually as set under the statute
December 1, 2022 :
Employer 60-day open enrollment begins (target)
January 1, 2023 :
- Individual 60-day open enrollment begins (target)
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As of June 1, 2022
What is Paid Family & Medical Leave?
Materials
| NH PFML Statutory Leave Benefit Guide | View |