How this calculator works
This calculator handles the full picture of US maternity leave: federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) for job protection, state Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI/SDI/DBL) for medical recovery, state Paid Family Leave (PFL/FLI) for bonding leave, and any voluntary employer benefits you have on top.
The wizard asks you eight short questions: which state you work in, whether you're the birthing parent, your tenure and hours worked, employer size, salary, pay frequency, and birth type. From those answers it produces a personalized week-by-week timeline showing each phase of your leave, how much each week pays, dated action items (when to file FMLA, when to file your state claim, when to add baby to insurance), and a "How we calculated this" section citing primary sources for every program that contributes to your timeline.