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SJC Rules that Employees Do Not Accrue Benefits During Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave

In its September 13, 2024 decision in Bodge et al. v. Commonwealth et al., SJC-13567 (2024), the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (“SJC”) ruled that an employer’s policy of denying the accrual of certain benefits to...more

President Biden Signs New Workplace Protections for Pregnant Workers & Nursing Parents Into Law

On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed two bills into law aimed at enhancing protections for pregnant and nursing parents in the workplace: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) and the Providing Urgent Maternal...more

Massachusetts Extends and Expands COVID-19-Related Emergency Paid Sick Law

On September 29, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law an extension to the Massachusetts COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave (“EPSL”) program. As we wrote about in detail..., the EPSL program requires...more

Massachusetts Enacts COVID-19-Related Emergency Paid Sick Law

On May 28, 2021, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed into law legislation requiring all Massachusetts employers to provide emergency paid sick leave to employees who are unable to work for certain reasons relating to...more

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021: Understanding the Key Provisions Impacting Employers

On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (the “ARPA”) into law. In addition to providing nearly $2 trillion of monetary relief for individuals and business sectors impacted by the...more

New Employee Benefit Rules Expand Health Reimbursement Arrangement Options for Employers

On June 13, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Department of Labor and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a new regulation that is intended to increase the use of tax-favored health reimbursement...more

Paid Family and Medical Leave Update: Contribution Start Date Delayed

On June 11, 2019, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker, Senate President Karen Spilka, and House Speaker Robert DeLeo announced that they agreed to delay the required contributions to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical...more

Five Provisions of New Healthcare Legislation that Affect Employee Benefit Plans

Early on Thursday morning, March 9, the Committee on Ways and Means of the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation that would fundamentally restructure the Affordable Care Act (or, as it is sometimes colloquially...more

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