The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced changes to the employer contribution rates under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) effective January 1, 2023.
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Change to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Vetoed, Current Law Remains In Place
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A provision in the enacted state budget for fiscal year 2023 would have amended the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) to provide employers and employees more flexibility to use other accrued benefits to supplement paid benefits received from the state. The governor initially returned the legislation to the legislature with a recommendation,…
Massachusetts to End COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave
On February 28, 2022, the Executive Office for Administration and Finance sent official notice to employers that the program established in May 2021 would be ending on March 15, 2022. Employers must continue to offer leave to eligible employees through March 15. (For program details, see our article, Massachusetts Employers Must Provide Up to 40…
Massachusetts Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave Contribution Rates, Maximum Benefit Payment Limits for 2022
By Brian E. Lewis on
Posted in Paid family and medical leave
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced the employer contribution rates and benefit amounts under the state Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) beginning January 1, 2022.
Read more about the changes to the PFMLA effective January 1, 2022.
Massachusetts Extends COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave to April 2022
By Brian E. Lewis on
The temporary COVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave (MA EPSL) has been extended through April 1, 2022.
In spring 2021, Massachusetts established a statewide mandate for employers to temporarily provide employees up to 40 hours of MA EPSL when they are unable to work due to specific qualifying reasons related to the pandemic. The law…
Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave Proposals Affecting Private Plan Exemptions
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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…
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
Posted in Paid family and medical leave
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…