Changes have been made to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, one of which will take effect on November 1.
The PFMLA, which took effect on January 1, 2021, generally provides parents and caregivers the...more
On December 21, the Director of the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave issued emergency regulations interpreting the Paid Family and Medical Leave law. Most of this bulletin comes directly from the emergency...more
On June 14, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave issued more details regarding the delay in the start of employer and employee contributions to the Paid Family and Medical Leave program.
As we reported...more
The Massachusetts House and Senate, and the Administration of Gov. Charlie Baker issued a joint announcement today, saying that the beginning of deductions under the state Paid Family and Medical Leave law will be suspended...more
The Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development has issued draft regulations concerning the state’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave law, which was enacted in June 2018.
A substantial portion of the...more
Since 1993 the federal Family and Medical Leave Act has required employers with 50 or more employees to provide unpaid leave to eligible employees for qualifying reasons.
Massachusetts now joins a small but growing number...more