NOTICE: Open enrollment for SEI registration has begun! Starting November 1st through December 31st self-employed individuals in the District wishing to participate in DC’s Paid Family Leave program have the opportunity to register their business with the OFPL. Click here for more information.
On October 1, 2022, the maximum number of benefit weeks in a year increased to 12 weeks for parental, medical, and family leave. Claimants who filed a claim before October 1, 2022 and wish to receive additional weeks should submit a new claim for benefits as long as the additional requested weeks occur after September 25, 2022. Existing claims cannot be amended to include the additional weeks.
Not sure where to begin? Take this questionnaire to learn about the benefits you may be eligible to receive.
In accordance with the Universal Paid Leave Amendment Act of 2016, the maximum weekly Paid Family Leave benefit will increase from $1,000 to $1,009 for all claims with approved leave dates that begin on or after September 26, 2021. The Act requires the maximum weekly benefit amount to increase in proportion to the annual increase in the area’s Consumer Price Index for the previous calendar year.
The Department of Employment Services will produce updated Paid Family Leave notice posters, available to all district employers at dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov. Every covered employer subject to the Universal Paid Family Leave Amendment Act of 2016 must post the updated notice poster by February 1, 2022 on the premises at which any covered employee works.
Please direct all inquiries to:
Office of Paid Family Leave
202-899-3700
4058 Minnesota Avenue, NE Suite 3500
Washington, DC 20019
