COVERED CONDITIONS - Employee’s own serious health condition - To bond with a newborn, adopted child, or foster child within one year of birth or placement - Parental Leave including kinship care - Care for a family member with a serious health condition - Care for or death of a service member who is a family member - Qualifying military exigency - Safe leave - Organ donation FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED AS Child, ward, parent, legal guardian, spouse, domestic parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, and individuals with significant personal bonds like a family relationship (different definitions may apply for service member leaves) LEAVE DURATION Employee’s own medical condition: 12 weeks Family leave: 12 weeks Not more than 12 weeks total CONTRIBUTIONS Employer and Employee MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT (MAY 1, 2026) $1,144.67 (May 1, 2026) $1,198.84 (July 1, 2026) JOB/BENEFITS PROTECTION Job: Yes, after 120 days of employment Benefits: Yes PRIVATE PLANS Private plan exemptions allowed. Fully insured must be issued by an approved insurer. Self funded employers must post a bond with the state. For More Information on private plans IN EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2025 (CONTRIBUTIONS) AND MAY 1, 2026 (BENEFITS) MAINE PAID FAMILY AND MEDCAL LEAVE PROGRAM (PFML) MAINE