Next week: Paid Family Leave webinar series continues for employers

The Workers’ Compensation Board (WCB) is pleased to continue its Paid Family (PFL) webinar series next week specifically for employers and HR professionals to share what’s new for 2026, including:

• the higher maximum weekly benefit amount, and
• the updated employee contribution rate.

Each one-hour, online session will also provide an overview of the state’s landmark PFL benefit, including:

• who is eligible, and
• how you take it.

The sessions are free and there will be time at the end for questions.

PFL for employers / HR representatives

Thursday, November 18, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Register here

Tuesday, December 11, 2025
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Register here

PFL background

Since PFL began in 2018, benefits have been significantly enhanced to further improve the lives of working New Yorkers and their families, including more time off, more uses for PFL, and more financial security.  PFL is employee-paid insurance that provides employees with job-protected, paid time off from work to bond with a new child, care for a family member with a serious health condition, or assist when a spouse, domestic partner, child, or parent is deployed abroad on active military service.

PFL resources are available

New York State offers complete details on PFL at PaidFamilyLeave.ny.gov.  Visit the employee page or employer page for helpful resources, including forms, fact sheets, wage benefit and payroll deduction calculators, and past webinars.  Sign up to receive PFL news, including information on future webinars, straight to your inbox.  Help is also available via a toll-free PFL Helpline at (844) 337-6303, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Having trouble?

If you are having trouble registering for or attending either of these webinars, check out these Webinar FAQs.