Key to remember:
Employers with employees in Maine are watching how the state Department of Labor (DOL) proposes to interpret the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program.
Under the proposed rules, employees would be covered by the program (and may take the leave) if they received wages in the state at least six times the state average weekly wage during the first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year. The rules do not exclude part-time, seasonal, or temporary employees.
The only exceptions would be:
Other items of note in the proposed rule include the following:
Key to remember:
Employers with employees in Maine might want to comment on the proposed PFML rules. They can do so until July 8.
This article was written by Darlene M. Clabault, SHRM-CP, PHR, CLMS, of J. J. Keller & Associates, Inc. The content of these news items, in whole or in part, MAY NOT be copied into any other uses without consulting the originator of the content.
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