Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Become Available in Massachusetts on January 1st: Is Your Workplace Ready? Tuesday, December 22, 2020
Next, on January 1st, 2021, employees will become eligible to take leave under the PFML. Employers can prepare by consulting with counsel regarding your obligations, updating employee handbooks, and reviewing the types of leave your employees may be eligible to take.
This post outlines the parameters of the new PFML law. First, it details which employees are eligible to utilize PFML benefits. Second, it identifies what exemptions exist for employers with private plans that offer the same or greater level of benefits. Next, Part III discusses the types of leave employees are eligible to take. Part IV briefly details the benefits employees may receive and how to calculate them, and Part V touches on employer’s legal obligations with respect to employees on leave.