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Paid leave in Rhode Island
Weeks, pay, and how to stack it - the Rhode Island programs below, with the official sources and the dates the rules were checked.
State rules checked 2026-11-10 (rules file v1.0.1).
The programs
Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI)
About 60% of a steady weekly wage (RI pays 4.62% of your highest-quarter wages), up to $1,150/week.
Covers birth recovery. TDI and TCI together are capped at 30 weeks.
Maximum $1,150/week. No waiting period.
Rules effective July 1, 2026. Source: Prudential / A Better Balance summaries of RI DLT rules, checked 2026-11-10.
Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI)
About 60% of a steady weekly wage (same formula as TDI), up to $1,150/week.
8 weeks of bonding (raised from 7 in 2026 - older pages still say 6 or 7).
Maximum $1,150/week. No waiting period.
Rules effective July 1, 2026. Source: Prudential summary of RI DLT rules, checked 2026-11-10.
How it stacks
Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) covers recovery first. When recovery ends, Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) covers bonding. The two state benefits do not pay for the same week - a leave runs in sequence: disability, then family leave.
File TDI first, for recovery. When recovery ends, file TCI for bonding. Both run through the RI Department of Labor and Training.
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
Pay and job protection are separate tracks. The FMLA track below shows federal protection if you qualify; Rhode Island has its own parental/family leave law as well - see the official sources.
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 Rhode Island?
- Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI): About 60% of a steady weekly wage (RI pays 4.62% of your highest-quarter wages), up to $1,150/week. Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI): About 60% of a steady weekly wage (same formula as TDI), up to $1,150/week.
- How many weeks of paid leave do you get in Rhode Island?
- Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI): Covers birth recovery. TDI and TCI together are capped at 30 weeks. Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI): 8 weeks of bonding (raised from 7 in 2026 - older pages still say 6 or 7).
- When do these rates apply from?
- Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) rates apply from July 1, 2026; Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) rates apply from July 1, 2026. Figures checked 2026-11-10.
- Does Rhode Island paid leave protect your job?
- Pay and job protection are separate tracks. The FMLA track below shows federal protection if you qualify; Rhode Island has its own parental/family leave law as well - see the official sources.
- How do you file, and in what order?
- File TDI first, for recovery. When recovery ends, file TCI for bonding. Both run through the RI Department of Labor and Training.