Bill > S815

This bill enacts the North Carolina Paid Family Leave Insurance Act, which establishes a statewide program to provide family and medical leave insurance benefits to eligible employees. The key provisions include: - Eligibility for up to 12 weeks of leave for reasons such as the birth, adoption, or placement of a new child, caring for a family member with a serious health condition, or the employee's own serious health condition, as well as up to 26 weeks to care for a covered service member. - Benefits are based on the employee's average weekly wage, with a minimum of 20% and a maximum of 120% of the state average weekly wage. - Employers and employees will contribute to a Paid Family and Medical Leave Fund to finance the program. - Employees on leave are entitled to job and benefit protections, and retaliatory actions by employers are prohibited. - The bill coordinates benefits with other state and federal programs and includes various administrative and enforcement provisions.

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2023/S815