HB2376 - Family Leave Insurance Act

• Establishes a state-administered family leave insurance program providing paid leave benefits for eligible employees to care for newborns, newly adopted children, family members with serious health conditions, or their own serious health conditions.

• Requires employers to deduct 0.3% of employee wages as a payroll premium to fund the State Benefits Fund, with a separate Administration Account capped at 0.1% of wages for program administration costs.

• Provides eligible employees (employed 12+ months with 1,200+ base hours) with weekly benefits equal to two-thirds of average weekly wage, capped at 53% of statewide average weekly wage, with maximum total benefits of 12 weeks within a 24-month period.

• Protects employees from discrimination or discharge for filing claims and guarantees job restoration to the same or equivalent position upon return from family leave, with limited exceptions for highest-paid employees.

• Requires annual public reporting on benefits claims by category, demographic data, program costs, and administration expenses, with optional surveys on program impacts for employees, employers, and public assistance savings.