New York's leave system is generous. It's also a maze.
New York gives new parents some of the most generous paid-leave benefits in the country — yet most leave weeks of paid time and thousands of dollars unclaimed. The rules are spread across three programs that don't talk to each other. We turn those rules into one clear plan you can act on, built around your due date.
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- programs, one plan
- 12 wks
- bonding leave at 67% of pay
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Three programs that were never built to work together.
Your real leave isn't one benefit — it's three overlapping programs, each run by a different entity, each with its own forms, caps, and deadlines. No one hands you the combined picture. That's the gap we close.
Replaces part of your income while you recover from childbirth — roughly 6–8 weeks.
How we protect you: We show the $170/week cap before you plan around recovery income.
Up to 12 weeks to bond with a new child at 67% of pay, up to $1,228.53/week.
How we protect you: We point you to the carrier path, because filing with the state is the common misstep.
12 unpaid weeks that keep your job safe, running concurrently with the rest.
How we protect you: We check the 50+ employee, 12-month, and 1,250-hour tests before you rely on it.
From confusion to a clear plan, in two minutes.
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Two minutes: your due date, your role at work, and your wage. No account, no documents to upload.
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Instantly see your paid weeks and a real dollar estimate. No payment required to look.
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Get your week-by-week calendar, every form to file, the deadlines, and the gotchas that cost parents money.
Accurate, private, and risk-free.
We hold this to the standard you'd want from a financial brief: every number sourced, nothing about you stored that doesn't need to be, and your money back if it doesn't help.
Verified against primary 2026 sources
Every figure — caps, rates, and eligibility tests — is checked against official New York State and federal sources for the current benefit year.
We store no documents or medical records
We ask only for what's needed to compute your plan. No uploads, no medical files, nothing sensitive sitting on a server.
No account needed
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7-day money-back guarantee
If the full plan isn't useful, email us within 7 days for a complete refund — no hoops.
Primary, not hearsay.
Every rule in your plan traces back to an official source for the 2026 benefit year:
- NY Paid Family Leavepaidfamilyleave.ny.gov
- NYS Workers' Comp Board — Disabilitywcb.ny.gov
- U.S. Department of Labor — FMLAdol.gov
We update LeavePlan NY whenever the state revises its figures.
Built for every kind of New York parent.
If you work in New York and you're expecting or welcoming a child, LeavePlan NY maps what you've earned.
Birth parents
Stack disability recovery and bonding leave in the right order, and see your full paid runway.
Partners & non-birthing parents
Map your PFL bonding weeks and job protection — even if you didn't give birth.
Adoptive parents
PFL bonding covers adoption too. We map your weeks, your pay, and the 12-month window.
Foster parents
Welcoming a foster child? Your bonding leave and deadlines, mapped to the placement date.
See your New York leave plan — free.
Answer a few questions and get your exact paid weeks, dollar estimate, and filing calendar. Free preview, no account needed.
Build my free plan →Self-help planning tool. Not legal advice; not affiliated with NYS WCB or NY Paid Family Leave. LeavePlan NY provides general educational estimates based on publicly available New York State and federal rules for the 2026 benefit year. Not tax advice. Eligibility and benefit amounts are ultimately determined by your employer's insurance carrier and applicable law. Verify details with your employer, HR, or a qualified professional before making decisions.