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Massachusetts Employers Must Distribute Paid Leave Notice By May 31, 2019

By Mark W. Batten, Samantha Regenbogen and Thomas B. Fiascone on Posted in Uncategorized
As the Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) prepares to issue final regulations in coming months, the Commonwealth has begun posting a number of documents to assist employers and workers prepare for the new Paid Family and Medical Leave (“PMFL” Law), including summary guides of the PFML law (one directed at employers and one … Continue Reading

New Updates to Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave: Preparing for July 1st

By Mark W. Batten, Samantha Regenbogen and Thomas B. Fiascone on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Clock and calendarPaid Family and Medical Leave is on its way to Massachusetts.  In its latest update, the Commonwealth’s Department of Family and Medical Leave (“DFML”) published proposed regulations on March 29, 2019 for public comment.  After the next round of revisions, the final Paid Family Medical Leave (“PFML”) regulations will become effective July 1, 2019.  The … Continue Reading

Massachusetts Releases Draft Regulations For Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

By Mark W. Batten, Samantha Regenbogen and Thomas B. Fiascone on Posted in Leaves of Absences, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Leave of absence formOn 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 Posted in Leaves of Absences, Wage and Hour, Workplace Policies and Procedures
Paying WagesOn 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
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