Paid Family Leave Roadmap: Staying Ahead of 2025 Changes and Preparing for 2026

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

As 2025 draws to a close, employers face a rapidly shifting landscape of paid family and medical leave programs. With multiple mandatory state programs set to launch in the first half of 2026, next year promises to reshape employer compliance requirements across key states.

In this timely session, our experienced leave law practitioners will:

• Explore the impending paid family medical leave programs in Delaware, Minnesota and Maine as employers make final preparations for the laws’ respective benefit “go live” dates,
• Analyze recent amendments to select paid family medical leave programs, including in Colorado, Washington, and Rhode Island,
• Forecast potential paid family medical leave developments that could materialize at the state and federal levels in 2026 and beyond,
• Share practical tips for updating policies and processes to stay compliant and minimize risk.

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