Compliance Webinar: (September 28, 2022) Absence Management Academy: Paid Family & Medical Leave States continue to pass Paid Family and Medical Leave laws which broaden eligibility and reasons for leave. As more employees are working remotely and employers are expanding into multiple states, they need to understand the Paid Family & Medical Leave programs. Watch the … Continued
Correctly administering Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) has only become more complex following numerous state-level changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. The USA is one of the few industrialized nations without paid family and/or medical leave at the national level. Thus, states have led the way. Since 2020, D.C., Massachusetts, Washington, Connecticut, Oregon, New Hampshire, … Continued
As we continue to count down (less than a year!) until benefits become available under Oregon’s paid family and medical leave (“PFML” or “Paid Leave Oregon”) program, there are some upcoming dates that both employees and employers should note. Implementation of the program was pushed out a year, but we have finally reached a major … Continued
Colorado passed paid family and medical leave in the November 2020 election. Here’s what employers should know.
The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) made available its Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) poster and employer notice to employees. By January 1, 2020, employers with employees working in Washington must post the mandatory PFML poster in a conspicuous place in their Washington worksites. Employers also must provide the notice to employees who may … Continued
On June 25, 2019, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed into law the Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (CT PMFL). Funded entirely by employees through payroll deductions, the state program will offer up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave in a 12-month period for covered employees, with an additional two weeks … Continued
Breaking News! The Baker-Polito administration and Massachusetts legislature enacted promised legislation to delay the start of employee withholdings for contributions to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave program (MA PFML) until October 1, 2019. Employers should not begin withholding employee contributions on July 1, as originally scheduled, but instead should begin withholding on October … Continued
Based on feedback that the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) received from key stakeholders and industry participants, it has changed some upcoming deadlines. Specifically, the workplace notification and private plan exemption deadlines have been pushed back. Poster and Notice Requirements As we wrote about in a recent blog post, covered employers must … Continued
On April 17, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) released its required workplace poster and employee notices to inform employees about their rights and responsibilities under the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (MA PFML). Workplace PFML Poster The poster includes key implementation dates to inform employees that payroll deductions … Continued
The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) has given Washington employers a break on the initial deadlines related to its Paid Family and Medical Leave program (PFML). Instead of an April 30, 2019 deadline, covered employers now have until July 31, 2019 to submit reports and premiums for Q1. PFML Premiums Employers were able to begin … Continued
On January 23, 2019, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (Department) provided our first look at its draft regulations for the Commonwealth’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (MA PFML). As we’ve previously written, the MA PFML will provide temporary wage replacement to eligible workers when they take medical or family leave for … Continued
The Washington State Employment Security Department (ESD) has provided numerous resources, including the Voluntary Plan Guide, Employer Toolkit, and Employer Webinars, to help employers prepare for the upcoming implementation of the Paid Family and Medical Leave program. In anticipation of the January 1, 2019 effective date for premium contributions, the ESD has published an employee … Continued
