Virginia Enacts Paid Family & Medical Leave

Virginia has enacted a paid family and medical leave insurance program (PFML) that will provide 12 weeks of partially compensated, job-protected leave to most Virginia employees. Contributions to fund the program start April 1, 2028, and benefits begin Dec. 1, 2028. The program will be funded by contributions split equally between workers and employers with more than 10 employees. Smaller employers are exempt from the employer contribution (but must still collect and remit the employee contributions).

The initial contribution rate will be set by Oct. 1, 2027, and contributions will begin the following April. The state will provide a model worksite poster for employers to use as a way of informing their employees about VA PFML benefits.