If you have any related questions, please contact Benefits@baruch.cuny.edu until further notice.

New York State Paid Family Leave Benefits (PFL) are available for certain Staff Titles through Collective Bargaining Agreements.  PFL is an employee-funded insurance policy that provides job protected, paid time-off to:

• Bond with a newly born, adopted or fostered child;
• Care for a family member with a serious health condition;
• Assist loved ones when a family member is deployed in a foreign country on active military service.

Eligible employees who work at Senior Colleges (on New York State Payroll) are covered under a Paid Family Leave Insurance Policy provided by the Standard.

Payroll deductions for this benefit is mandatory for eligible employees and can only be waived in limited circumstances:

• If you work 20+ hours per week but will not work for 26 consecutive weeks
• If you work less than 20 hours per week but will not work 175 days in a year

2025 Changes

• Payroll Deduction: 0.388% of wages per pay period with an annual maximum of $354.53.
• Maximum Weekly Benefit: $1,177.32

For more information on the PFL benefits, eligibility, cost and how to file a claim, follow the links below for more information.

• At a Glance
• FAQs
• Paid Family Leave webpage
• Statement of Rights for Paid Family Leave – Plumbers Local 1