Background

The Washington D.C. Paid Family Leave (PFL) program is fully funded by employers. Since it is an employer-only program, there is no need to withhold premiums from employee wages.

Employers with at least one employee working in Washington D.C. are required to participate in the program. The size of the business, such as having 50 employees or more, does not impact this requirement.

Learn more at https://dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov/

Washington D.C. PFL gives qualified employees paid time off for certain family- or medical-related situations.

The program allows eligible employees to take paid time off to:

• Care for your pregnancy (up to two weeks)
• Bond with a new child (up to 12 weeks)
• Care for a seriously ill family member (up to 12 weeks)
• Care for your own serious health condition (up to 12 weeks)
   

The Paid Family Leave notice must be posted in a visible and accessible location for all employees. The notice will be updated each October and must be posted no later than the following February.

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Employer Responsibility

The Washington D.C. PFL program’s 2025 contribution rate is unchanged at 0.75% (as of July 1, 2024) of each employee’s wages. Employers must pay their contributions quarterly to Washington D.C. The quarterly contributions are based on the past quarter’s wages.

There is currently no limit on wages subject to the PFL contribution.

NOTE:  On July 1, 2024, the Paid Family Leave (PFL) rate increased from 0.26% to 0.75% .

Please see the PFL Employer FAQ for more details.

Set Up Washington DC PFML Employer Expense

Go to Payroll > Payroll Categories > Expenses

• The PFML - DC Employer Expense is automatically created with a type of PFML, State Code of DC, and a rate of 0.0%.
• Enter the PFML Rate of 0.75%
• There is currently no wage lime ( $999,999,999.99)
• Click the Employee button to add PFML - DC to all Maine Employees.