The Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Act (PFML) will now take effect on October 1. The new law will allow for paid leave for family and medical-related absences and will be funded through both employer and employee contributions to a trust established by the program. Please refer to our earlier blog post on the subject […]

Governor Baker and legislative leaders announced late yesterday that implementation of the new Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Act (PFML) will be postponed to October 1. Additional changes to the law have not yet been released. There will likely be an increase in the contribution rate (from .63% to .75%) in order to fund the […]

The Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Act (PFML) takes effect on July 1. The new law, which will allow for paid leave for family and medical-related absences, is modeled after the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), but there are significant differences, including:  paid leave, a greater amount of protected leave, expanded employee coverage […]