HB1530 Summary

• Establishes a state-administered Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program requiring employers to pay a 0.73% payroll premium contribution beginning January 1, 2025.

• Provides eligible employees up to 26 weeks of paid family and medical leave per year for specified reasons including serious health conditions, newborn/adoption care, pregnancy-related conditions, military family exigencies, domestic/sexual violence, public health emergencies, and school closures.

• Covered individuals receive a weekly benefit amount calculated as 90% of wages up to 50% of state average weekly wage, plus 50% of wages above that threshold, with a maximum weekly benefit of $1,200 (adjusted annually to 90% of state average wage beginning 2026).

• Individuals become eligible to claim benefits on January 1 of the year following when the Department begins collecting employer premiums, with a $1,600 minimum wage earnings requirement during the base period.

• Prohibits employer retaliation against employees taking leave and requires health insurance continuation during leave periods; self-employed individuals may elect coverage and pay 100% of premiums.