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The start date for payroll withholdings and submissions of quarterly wage reports under the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (MPFML) Program is January 1, 2025, leaving employers with a sense of urgency as the compliance...more
Following the Cabinet and Ministerial Resolutions in October 2023 introducing a voluntary alternative scheme to statutory end-of-service gratuity, a committee formed of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization and...more
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has signed a bill that further delays implementation of the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (also known as the Time to Care Act). In 2022, the Maryland General Assembly passed the...more
Maine employers may be preparing to comply with Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program as required payroll contributions to the PFML Insurance Fund are set to begin on January 1, 2025, but questions remain as...more
Maryland has prepared to join D.C., Delaware, and New Jersey in launching the Family and Medical Leave Insurance program, which promises to provide employees in the State with paid leave under certain circumstances. The FAMLI...more
It’s hard to keep up with all the recent changes to labor and employment law, especially since the law always seems to evolve at a rapid pace. In order to ensure you stay on top of the latest changes and have an action plan...more
An employer can contest a withdrawal liability assessment and ultimately prevail. That is the moral of Bulk Transport Corp. v. Teamsters Union No. 142 Pension Fund, No. 23-1563 (7th Cir. Mar. 22, 2024). Withdrawal...more
The following paper aims to succinctly address the question "Under what circumstances is an employee entitled to paid leave?” This guide offers an overview of legal aspects of paid leave in the requisite jurisdictions....more
With required contributions to the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Fund starting this fall, Maryland employers should make sure employees have advance notice of the new deductions they will be seeing from their...more
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has released an updated version of its workplace poster for 2024 reflecting the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) contribution and benefit increases that went...more
The new year is an excellent time for businesses to take a fresh look at their policies to ensure they are up-to-date. This article highlights recent updates to the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave law (PFML) to be...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The IRS just announced the 2024 annual limits that will apply to tax-qualified retirement plans. For a third year in a row, the IRS increased the annual limits, allowing participants to save even more in...more
On October 17, 2023, Governor Healey signed a significant amendment to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (“PFML”) law. The amendment addresses the “topping off” issue that has elicited concerns from employers...more
Massachusetts recently announced major changes to the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, including changes allowing employees to “top off” PFML benefits with accrued paid time off and a sizeable increase in contribution...more
Changes have been made to the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act, one of which will take effect on November 1. The PFMLA, which took effect on January 1, 2021, generally provides parents and caregivers the...more
The Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave has announced changes to the employer contribution rates and benefit amounts under the Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA) effective January 1, 2024....more
Entrepreneurs and businesspersons interested in operating businesses in the State of Israel must be aware of the obligations imposed on them as self-employed dealers and employers, and cope with a variety of obligations to...more
More than four years since the passage of Oregon’s Paid Family Medical Leave Act into law, paid leave benefits will finally be available to Oregon employees starting September 3, 2023. Applications for benefits, toolkits and...more
Minnesota is the most recent state to enact a mandatory paid family and medical leave program, joining 11 other states and Washington D.C. in implementing paid leave laws. With a paid leave proposal being passed by the state...more
In this series of articles, we explore the implications of SECURE 2.0’s changes to catch-up contributions and how employers should respond. The SECURE 2.0 Act requires participants who earned more than $145,000 in FICA...more
In this series of articles, we explore the implications of SECURE 2.0’s changes to catch-up contributions and how employers should respond. The SECURE 2.0 Act indicates that any plan that permits catch-up contributions...more
Colorado employers are subject to new paid family and medical leave insurance obligations in 2023 – and your first quarterly premium payments are due on March 31. The Colorado Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)...more
When the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a Final Rule on the regular rate in late 2019, it gave employers the freedom to more easily offer perks and benefits to their employees without running afoul...more