California has state disability insurance (SDI) which provides partial wage-replacement insurance plan for eligible California workers and Paid Family Leave (CA PFL) is a paid leave program that provides time away from work to welcome a new child, care for yourself and care for your family. To access the program, visit the state’s website to file a claim.

Colorado Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) allows employees in Colorado to apply for FAMLI leave for the following reasons:

• Parental (bonding) leave
• Medical leave to care for yourself
• Medical leave to care for a family member
• Military family member (exigency) leave
• Safe leave (domestic violence)

Click here to see frequently asked questions regarding Colorado FAMLI leave. Visit the Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (FAMLI) website for more information on each leave and how to apply.

Connecticut’s Paid Leave Program (CTPL) offers paid time away from work so you can care for yourself and your family members. If you experience one of the qualifying reasons for leave, visit the state’s website to access the CTPL program and find out if you’re eligible for it.

Delaware Paid Leave will provide paid leave to employees who have been employed for at least one year and have worked at least 1,250 hours with a single employer. In order to fund the program, which begins in January 2026, deductions for Delaware Paid Leave will begin in January 2025. The rate which is guaranteed through 2026 is 0.8% of wages and will be funded through a combination of employee and employer contributions.

Beginning in 2026, Delaware Paid Leave offers paid leave to eligible employees. If their leave is approved, up to 80% of their wages (up to $900 per week) to cover the following, and are limited to a maximum of 12 weeks of total, combined leave per year:

• Care for a new child (up to 12 weeks per year),
• Care for a family member with a serious health condition (up to 6 weeks, every 24 months),
• Address a personal serious health condition or injury (up to 6 weeks, every 24 months), or
• Assist while loved ones are on overseas military deployment (up to 6 weeks, every 24 months)

For additional information please see the Delaware Paid Family Leave website.

District of Columbia Paid Family Leave (DC PFL) is a paid leave program that provides time away from work to welcome a new child, care for yourself and care for your family members in certain circumstances. To access the program, apply on the District’s website at dcpaidfamilyleave.dc.gov. 

Beginning in May 2026, Maine Paid Family & Medical leave (PFML) will provide up to 12 weeks of paid leave to employees. Deductions for Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave will begin January 1, 2025. The deduction rate is set at 1%, which will be funded through a combination of employee and employer contributions. Additional information on Maine Paid Family and Medical leave can be found on the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave website.

Beginning in 2026, Maine PFML will provide employee’s with up to 12 weeks of medical and/or family care leave per year for the following:

• The employees own serious health condition: A serious health condition includes illness, injury, impairment, pregnancy, recovery from childbirth, or any physical, mental or psychological condition involving inpatient care or continuing treatment by a healthcare provider
• Bond with a new child
• Family care
• Qualifying exigency: To handle matters related to a covered family member’s active-duty military service or notice of an impending call or order to active duty
• Care for a covered service member
• Organ donation
• Military bereavement

Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMILI) begins July 1, 2026, with payroll deductions beginning July 2025.

Maryland FAMLI will provide up to 12 weeks away from work to Maryland employees to care for themselves or a family member for the following reasons:

• To welcome a child into our home, including adoption and foster care
• To care for yourself, if you have a serious health condition
• To care for a family member’s serious health condition
• To make arrangements for a family member’s military deployment

Benefits are available to employee who work at least 680 hours in a position based in Maryland over the previous four calendar quarters, and receive income replacement of up to $1,000 a week.

For additional information, please see the Maryland FAMLI website.

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) is a statewide program that provides job-protected paid time away for the following reasons:

• Medical leave to care for yourself
• Medical leave to care for a family member
• Parental (bonding) leave
• Caring for a family member who was injured serving in the armed forces
• Managing affairs while a family member is on active duty

Please visit the MA Department of Family and Medical Leave website for additional information. Click here to see frequently asked questions regarding MA Paid Family and Medical Leave and how it coordinates with REI’s leave programs.

Minnesota Paid Leave benefits and deductions begin January 1, 2026.

There are two types of leave provided:

• Family Leave: For care of a family member with a serious health condition, or if you are bonding with a new baby or child in your family
• Medical Leave: When your own serious health condition prevents you from working

For additional information, please see the Minnesota Paid Leave website.

If you work in New Jersey, New Jersey Family Leave Insurance (NJ FLI) and Temporary Disability Insurance (NJ TDI) may provide you paid time away from work to care for yourself or your family members in certain circumstances. Please visit the New Jersey State Disability website for more information.

If you work in New York, New York Paid Family Leave provides you paid time away from work to care for yourself or your family members in certain circumstances. To access this program, contact Lincoln Financial at 1-800-451-2967; option 3 or mylincolnportal.com.

Paid Leave Oregon allows employees in Oregon to take paid time off for certain life events. Paid leave can be taken for:

• Family leave
• Medical leave
• Safe leave

Visit the Paid Leave Oregon website for more information on each leave and how to apply. Click here to see frequently asked questions regarding Paid Leave Oregon and how it coordinates with REI’s leave programs.

If you work in Rhode Island, Rhode Island Temporary Caregiver Insurance (RI TCI) and Temporary Disability Insurance (RI TDI) provide paid time away from work to care for yourself or your family members in certain circumstances. To find out if you’re eligible and learn more about the program, go to dlt.ri.gov/tdi.

Washington State (WA) has a Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) benefit, administered by the Employment Secuirty Department, for employees who work in WA.

It provides paid time off to care for yourself or a family member, such as:

• Bonding with a newborn, adopted or foster child
• Recovering from a surgery, serious illness or injury
• Supporting a family member with a serious medical condition
• Experiencing certain events connected to a family member’s active duty military service.

While you’re out, you will receive payments from the ESD based on a percentage of your typical weekly earnings. If you are on approved disability—i.e., if you are receiving Short Term Disability or salary continuation pay through REI Payroll—your disability pay will be automatically offset based on the estimated payment you are expected to receive through the state. Once your claim is approved by the ESD, you will need to submit weekly claims in order to receive the remaining payment.

Visit the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave website for more information. Visit the Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave website for more information.

Click here to see frequently asked questions regarding Washington Paid Family and Medical Leave.