The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave’s (DFML) proposed amendments to existing regulations for the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) include significant changes relating to the private or self-funded plan exemption. Employers offering approved private plans may be exempt from making PFMLA contributions. The start date for benefit availability under the
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Massachusetts Department of Paid Family Leave Releases New Guidance
By Jeffrey S. Brody, Matthew D. Freeman, Samia M. Kirmani, Brian E. Lewis, Matthew C. Chambers & Keerthi Sugumaran on
Posted in Paid family and medical leave
The current circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 crisis have brought paid family and medical leave to the forefront of the national consciousness. While the federal government and other states have created new, immediately effective, paid family and medical leave laws, Massachusetts has remained committed to the existing timeframe for the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act…
Withholdings to Fund Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Set to Begin October 1
By Brian E. Lewis & Jeffrey S. Brody on
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After an initial delay, payroll and wage withholdings to fund the Massachusetts paid family and medical leave program are set to begin on October 1. The Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) established a fund that will allow employees in the Commonwealth to begin taking paid leave in 2021 for their own serious…