What do New York Paid Family Leave and premium pasta sauce have in common? If you’ve shopped for jarred pasta sauce or bought bottled iced tea, Eric Skae probably had a hand in your choices. I was recently listening to a FoodBevy podcast featuring Skae, a food and beverage industry veteran. He’s currently CEO of
Oregon still ranks first for PFML, but newcomer Minnesota isn’t far behind. New York became a forerunner in Paid Family Leave when the program was introduced in 2017. Written as a rider to the state’s mandatory DBL benefits, New York PFL delivered generous payouts, which were much higher than the state’s statutory disability leave. Nearly
Insurance brokers can fill gaps and offer peace-of-mind The US is woefully behind when it comes to maternity leave. As of 2022, (the most recent year for which we have statistics) the US shares the dubious distinction, along with Papua New Guinea, of having no standardized, national paid maternity leave. The Family Medical Leave Act
What brokers need to know about new legislation and increased PFML benefits across the states. It’s been almost 10 years since New York State introduced the most robust Paid Family Leave program the US had ever seen. Since then, 12 states have introduced required paid family and medical leave programs, including two programs that went
It’s going to be a bumpy ride, but PFML brings more opportunities than ever in the New Year… Hang onto your sleigh bells, friends, it’s going to be a bumpy ride in 2026. But there’s good news ahead, too. Full Support to Help You Earn More Maximizing your revenue potential with Net Revenue Tracker Dashboard.
As we recognize National Family Caregivers Month this November, it’s worth spotlighting a caregiving trend reshaping today’s workforce: more employees are caring for aging parents than ever before. Here at The DBL Center, as we track the growing adoption of statutory Paid Family and Medical Leave programs across the US, we often emphasize the benefits
Let your insurance wholesaler help you stay on top of PFML changes. Last Sunday, millions of Americans set their clocks back to return to “standard time.” Many of us are still feeling the lag. The time change is part of an antiquated tradition to save energy by shifting daylight hours to evening rather than the
New York State broke ground and made waves when it introduced the nation’s most generous Paid Family Leave legislation in 2016. By 2021, benefits had been fully phased in to provide up to 67% of an employee’s average weekly wage for up to 12 weeks. The benefit continues to increase with inflation, although the percentage
Plus… important deadlines for brokers. Between 10% and 28% of workers across the US freelance or earn a portion of their income from gigs. Whether they’re hanging out a “consultant” shingle to share years of hard-earned advice or driving for Uber, they deserve the same benefits as W-2 employees. Full Support to Help You Earn
Serve an even larger market in New York with this stand-alone benefit. Gig workers, independent contractors, and others with “alternative arrangements” for their main job make up roughly 10% of the total US workforce, according to the most recent US Department of Labor statistics. Other reports, including a recent infographic from freelancer platform Upwork, found
Based on commonly accepted actuarial principles, the Superintendent has determined that the premium rate for Paid Family Leave benefits for coverage beginning January 1, 2026, shall be increased by +11.31% compared to the premium rate applicable for calendar year 2025. The 2026 PFL rate will be set at 0.432% of an employee’s wages each pay