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Massachusetts Releases Draft Regulations For Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

By Mark W. Batten, Samantha Regenbogen and Thomas B. Fiascone on January 30, 2019 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures

On January 23, 2019, Massachusetts released draft regulations on the Paid Family and Medical Leave (“PFML”) Law, signed into law last summer (as previously discussed here) and set to begin taking effect this upcoming July. The Department of Family and Medical Leave released these draft regulations for public comment only, with the deadline for publication … Continue Reading

Massachusetts Governor Signs Minimum Wage, Family and Medical Leave Bill

By Mark W. Batten, Samantha Regenbogen and Laura Franks on July 2, 2018 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures

On June 28, 2018, Governor Charlie Baker signed “An Act Relative to Minimum Wage, Paid Family Medical Leave, and the Sales Tax Holiday” (HB 4640) into law. Last week, we covered three major changes the Act makes to Massachusetts law that employers should be aware of (available here). In short, the Act incrementally increases minimum … Continue Reading

Washington Enacts Statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

By Allan Bloom and Laura Fant on July 10, 2017 Posted in Leaves of Absences

On July 5, 2017, Washington became the latest state to enact a paid family and medical leave law, with benefits to go into effect beginning on January 1, 2020. The new law will provide eligible workers with up to 12 weeks per year of paid medical leave for an employee’s own serious health condition, as … Continue Reading