On December 4, 2024, the Maine Department of Labor (DOL) adopted finalized rules for the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (PFML). This rulemaking follows the Maine Legislature’s passage of the new law in 2023. Employer contributions and employee pay deductions to fund these benefits begin on Jan. 1, 2025. Employees can begin
Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Update: Labor Department Releases Revised Proposed Rules
By Samuel H. Martin & Debra Weiss Ford on
The Maine Department of Labor (DOL) announced revised proposed rulemaking for the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program. This comes on the heels of the first draft of proposed rules issued on May 20, 2024.
Public comment is open through Sept. 30, 2024. Comments can be submitted here.
Maine DOL’s rulemaking follows the …
Maine Department of Labor Releases Proposed Rules for Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
By Samuel H. Martin on
Posted in Paid family and medical leave
The Maine Department of Labor announced proposed rulemaking on May 20, 2024, to implement the upcoming Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program.
Maine DOL’s rulemaking has been expected following the Maine Legislature’s passage of the new law in 2023. Employees can begin receiving paid leave benefits effective on May 1, 2026, and employer…
Maine Enacts New Paid Family and Medical Leave Act
By Debra Weiss Ford & Samuel H. Martin on
Posted in Paid family and medical leave
Beginning May 1, 2026, Maine’s new paid family leave law will allow Maine employees up to 12 weeks of family and medical leave benefits over a one-year period.
Benefits will be financed by a mandatory “premium” based on employee wages of up to 1%, to be split evenly between employee and employer, with each bearing…
New Maine Law Requires Time Off From Work For Appointments at VA Medical Facilities
By Tara K. Burke & K. Joshua Scott on
Posted in Leave
State and local leave laws are changing weekly and sometimes even daily! For the second time this month, Maine is adjusting its leave laws. Employers in Maine will soon be required to provide veterans with time away from work to attend scheduled appointments at Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities. If paid leave is available…
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…