Paid Family Medical Leave
Delivering gold standard paid leave programs for communities across the nation
With a holistic approach, we help states deliver seamless experiences for families, employers, and state administrators.
Paid leave gives people time away from work when they need it most. Nava helps states get there—building on proven experience to deliver paid leave programs that are faster, more affordable, and less risky to launch.
3 states partnered with us to build best-in-class paid leave systems.
$4 billion distributed to a million families in need of care
30% of Nava’s staff have worked on paid leave programs
Our approach
Nava's teams are trusted delivery partners for three modern, gold standard paid leave programs in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and Maryland. No matter where you’re starting from, we help build a seamless paid leave program by:
Designing modular, human-centered systems
Designing modular, human-centered systems
Our teams work alongside our government partners to build modular systems with states—so they can adapt to regulatory changes over time, retain technical ownership, and avoid long-term vendor lock-in.
Leveraging proven solutions
Leveraging proven solutions
Nava hits the ground running by leveraging proven solutions, a trove of research, and shared foundations—including Nava’s Paid Leave Starter Kit—to launch working code faster while reducing cost, and lowering risks.
Building trust with users and stakeholders
Building trust with users and stakeholders
Our human-centered approach engages engages families, advocates, healthcare providers, and employers as we build, not only informing design but building public buy-in.
Preserving program integrity
Preserving program integrity
Fighting fraud takes a combination of people, process, and technology. Nava believes that modern, flexible technological systems and strong partnership with state CISOs are key to program security.
Implementing policy thoughtfully
Implementing policy thoughtfully
We understand that even the smallest policy decision shapes implementation — and how to navigate these complexities at every stage, from a program's launch through its evolution.
Our capabilities
Human-centered systems integration
Engineering
Design
Product management
Agile delivery and project management
User research
Policy expertise
Partnerships across the paid leave ecosystem
Paid Leave Starter Kit
Program and impact evaluation
We’ve leveraged tools and accelerators that [Nava] has to establish environments and start development work immediately, and we’ve developed an achievable roadmap to deliver needed experiences well in advance of the go live date.”
Senior leader in Minnesota
A trusted partner
In partnership with government agencies, we positively transform how millions of people experience government.
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Get in touch with our paid leave team to learn more about what we can do together.