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Paid leave in Connecticut

Weeks, pay, and how to stack it - the Connecticut programs below, with the official sources and the dates the rules were checked.

State rules checked 2026-11-10 (rules file v1.0.1).

Run your numbers: the paid leave calculator, set to Connecticut, stacks these rules with your pay, due date, and employer benefits into one week-by-week plan.

The programs

CT Paid Leave

95% of wages on the first $677.60/week, 60% above that, up to $1,016.40/week.

12 weeks of income replacement, shared between recovery and bonding.

Maximum $1,016.40/week. No waiting period.

Rules effective January 1, 2026. Source: LegalClarity summary of CT Paid Leave rules, checked 2026-11-10.

How it stacks

One program - CT Paid Leave - covers both recovery and bonding. Medical weeks and family weeks come out of one combined limit: 12 weeks.

File through CT Paid Leave for the pay. Job protection is a separate claim under CT FMLA / federal FMLA.

Federal FMLA job protection, if you qualify, runs at the same time as the paid weeks. It does not add paid weeks after them. Employer paid leave, a short-term disability policy, and PTO can fill the unpaid gaps - the calculator stacks all of it on one timeline.

Job protection

CT Paid Leave pays income only - it does not protect your job. Job protection is the separate Connecticut FMLA (and federal FMLA), if you qualify.

Federal FMLA gives up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave if you qualify: employer with 50+ employees within 75 miles, 12+ months on the job, and 1,250+ hours worked in the last year. It pays nothing. It runs at the same time as paid leave, not after it.

Questions

How much does paid leave pay in Connecticut?: CT Paid Leave: 95% of wages on the first $677.60/week, 60% above that, up to $1,016.40/week.
How many weeks of paid leave do you get in Connecticut?: CT Paid Leave: 12 weeks of income replacement, shared between recovery and bonding.
When do these rates apply from?: CT Paid Leave rates apply from January 1, 2026. Figures checked 2026-11-10.
Does Connecticut paid leave protect your job?: CT Paid Leave pays income only - it does not protect your job. Job protection is the separate Connecticut FMLA (and federal FMLA), if you qualify.
How do you file, and in what order?: File through CT Paid Leave for the pay. Job protection is a separate claim under CT FMLA / federal FMLA.

See your own plan: the paid leave calculator, set to Connecticut, stacks these rules with your pay, due date, and employer benefits into one week-by-week plan.