Making leave planning easier with myLeaveGuide Pro℠
Where personalized guidance meets simplified leave management.
Taking time away from work for any reason can be a pivotal moment that shapes both your well-being and your career. Yet for many employees, navigating parental leave can feel overwhelming, with overlapping federal, state, and employer policies creating more confusion than clarity. For HR teams, managing compliance and answering repetitive questions can be just as challenging.
That’s why New York Life Group Benefit Solutions created myLeaveGuide Pro℠. This digital leave planning tool helps employees understand their leave options while reducing the administrative burden for employers.
Why it matters
Leave in the U.S. remains complex and fragmented:
- 174 countries offer paid medical leave, and 186 countries provide paid leave to new mothers, but the U.S. offers no federally mandated paid family or medical leave—only unpaid, job-protected leave under FMLA.1
- With no federal standard, states have created their own paid family and medical leave laws, further complicating the landscape.
- Many employers are also stepping up to offer their own programs:
- 72% now offer paid maternity leave (most commonly between 7–12 weeks).2
- 60% provide bonding leave, often between 2–12 weeks.2
- 55% have eliminated “primary vs. secondary caregiver” distinctions, moving toward more equitable policies.2
Employers increasingly recognize that meaningful leave isn’t just a benefit—it’s a business advantage.
What employees really need
Research shows expectant parents often ask:
- How long can I take leave?
- How much will I be paid?
- How do I file a claim?
Most want tools that allow them to:
- Plan privately and on demand
- Understand their benefits before speaking with HR
- Prepare in advance with clear steps and timelines
Where employers struggle
HR teams face challenges too:
- Managing a maze of overlapping policies
- Staying compliant with evolving state laws
- Spending too much time answering the same questions
- Ensuring employees and managers receive consistent, accurate information
How myLeaveGuide Pro helps
myLeaveGuide Pro was built to solve these issues with a technology-driven approach that benefits both employees and employers:
- Integrated: Combines federal, state, and employer-specific policies in one place
- Personalized: Delivers guidance tailored to each employee’s situation and timeline
- Confidential: Supports private planning before employees are ready to engage HR
- Digestible: Translates complex rules into clear visuals and actionable steps
The result? A smoother experience for employees, reduced workload for HR, and stronger compliance for employers.
myLeaveGuide Pro is available for new business effective 3/1/2026 and will be available for in-force clients upon renewal of their leave services with NYL GBS as of 3/1/2026.
To learn more or see myLeaveGuide Pro in action, visit our website or contact your NYL GBS representative today.
2As of 6/1/2025. Marsh McLennan Agency. (2024). Absence, Disability, and Leave (ADL) Benchmarking Report – Spring/Summer 2024. https://www.marshmma.com/us/insights/details/absence-disability-leave-benchmarking-report-2024
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