Massachusetts
Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) benefits began January 1, 2021.
Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML)
PFML allows for paid family leave and leave for an employee’s own illness, injury or disability. Family leave is leave for a family member’s call to active duty or qualifying exigency, caring for a service member with a serious condition related to their service or caring for a family member with a serious health condition. PFML can also be used for parents to bond within the first year with a biological, foster or adopted child. The program is funded through premiums contributed by employers and employees.
Massachusetts Benefits Overview
- Up to 26 weeks total combination of paid family and medical leave
- Up to 12 weeks of family leave to care for a family member
- Up to 12 weeks of family leave for bonding after birth, adoption or placement
- Up to 12 weeks of family leave to manage affairs while a family member is on active duty
- Up to 20 weeks of medical leave for your own serious health condition
- Up to 26 weeks of family leave to care for a family member who was injured serving in the armed forces
- $1,149.90 maximum benefit per week
A private plan is allowed under the law.
If you have a private MA PFML plan with Mutual of Omaha, you can download the English and Spanish employee poster notice's below.