Paid Family Leave
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.
Classified Staff
PSC Staff
ECP and Classified Managerial Staff
Plumbers Local 1