Vermont will join its neighboring state New Hampshire in implementing a voluntary paid family and medical leave insurance program.
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New Hampshire Adopts Paid Leave Program
By Debra Weiss Ford on
Posted in Leave, Paid family and medical leave
On June 24, 2021, the New Hampshire Legislature passed a two-year state budget that includes a paid leave program. Governor Chris Sununu signed the budget on June 25, 2021, and coverage must be provided by January 1, 2023.
The voluntary program, called the Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan, provides New Hampshire workers with 60…
Maine Expands State FMLA to Allow Leave to Care for Serious Health Conditions of Grandchildren
By Debra Weiss Ford & Samuel H. Martin on
Maine employees will soon be eligible to take protected unpaid leave to care for serious health conditions of their grandchildren. On June 14, 2021, Governor Janet Mills signed into law L.D. 61, an Act to Include Grandparents Under Maine’s Family Medical Leave Laws. The law amends the Maine Family Medical Leave Act to allow an…
Maine Labor Department Releases Final Rules for Earned Paid Leave Law
Posted in Leave, Paid Sick Leave
As the January 1, 2021, effective date of Maine’s Earned Paid Employee Leave Law approaches, the state Department of Labor (DOL) has promulgated the much-anticipated final regulations for implementing the statute.
Under the law, private employers with at least 10 employees in Maine must provide employees one hour of paid leave for every 40 hours…
Paid Leave Law in Maine Passes Legislature and Waits for Governor Signature
By K. Joshua Scott & Debra Weiss Ford on
Posted in Leave, Paid Sick Leave
The Maine legislature recently passed An Act Authorizing Earned Employee Leave. If Governor Mills, who has been vocal in her support of the bill, signs the bill into law, it would take effect on January 1, 2021.
The bill would require Maine employers with 10 or more employees working for more than 120 hours in…