New York’s Paid Family Leave is a rider to statutory short-term disability insurance (Disability Benefits Law, or DBL for short), but do you know the differences between the two types of insurance coverage? How much benefit do they pay? How much do they cost? How do you qualify? Both provide a form of paid time off but…

Because Paid Family Leave (PFL) is new to New York State, many employers still wonder who actually pays for PFL and how. We’ve heard questions from employers like, “Wait, why am I being charged for PFL insurance? I’ve set up payroll deductions for that” or, “How do I pay for PFL?”  So, how do you handle PFL premium payments and withholdings? The difference between …