Medical Leave — Massachusetts Employment Law Blog

Massachusetts employees may be entitled to paid or unpaid medical leave or sick leave due to COVID-19 related quarantine, suspected illness or diagnosed illness ...

Massachusetts Court Rules that Paid Family Medical Leave Act ...

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Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act Doesn't Require ...

In one of the first decisions interpreting the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA), the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ...

Steffans Legal Pursues Claim for Employee Arising Under the ...

Can my employer terminate me while I am on leave protected by the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (MA PFML)? ... Sure, they can ...

Massachusetts Employers: Don't be Scared! Key Updates Coming to ...

Important changes are coming to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave law (PFML), which requires covered employers to provide ...

Massachusetts Department of Paid Family and Medical Leave ...

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced that starting November 1, 2023, employees who apply for PFML benefits ...

FMLA | Massachusetts Employment Law Blog

The FMLA entitles eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group ...

What are My Job-Protected Leave Options in MA?

Paid Family Medical Leave (PMFL) Under Massachusetts State Law ... PMFL is a Massachusetts law that allows certain employees to take up to 26 weeks of paid family ...

Reminders for Massachusetts' Employers Regarding Paid Family ...

At the start of 2024, the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) released a new version of its Paid Family and ...

Update to Paid Family and Medical Leave Law in Massachusetts

Starting January 1, 2021, covered employees may apply for benefits through the Department of Family and Medical Leave. The benefit amount is ...

MA Legislature announces changes to MA Paid Family Medical ...

The Massachusetts Legislature recently amended the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, MGL c. 175M, affecting employees' ability to utilize ...

Leave Laws – FMLA and PFML - Rodman Employment Law

There are two main leave laws that protect Massachusetts employees if they need to be away from work for a qualifying reason. The federal Family Medical Leave ...

Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) overview and benefits

The PFML law covers most Massachusetts employees who have met the minimum earnings requirement established annually by the Department of Unemployment Assistance ...

Employment Law Blog - Mintz

Effective November 21, 2024, Massachusetts employees may take earned sick time to “address the employee's own physical and mental health needs, and those of ...

PFML vs. FMLA in Massachusetts: How Do They Differ? - Pulpstream

Eligible employees in Massachusetts may be entitled to leave under not just one, but at least two, family leave laws. The Family and Medical Leave Act ...

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) recently provided several significant updates related to the Commonwealth's paid family and ...

Massachusetts Updates Paid Family and Medical Leave ...

For employers with 25 or more covered individuals, for the family leave contribution, the employer can withhold .18% of eligible wages. As for ...

Massachusetts Employment Law Blog - Steffans Legal

Steffans Legal represents a Senior Compliance Engineer who was terminated for absences during approved medical leave covered by Massachusetts PFML. Read More.

Massachusetts PFML Law Amended | Outside GC

Recent amendments to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law will allow employees to supplement, or “top off,” their weekly PFML benefits.

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Update: Department ...

By: Matthew Mitchell As we have reported, although the employee benefits provisions of the Massachusetts Paid Medical and Family Leave Law ...