by Jeff Bastien | Jan 14, 2020 | Employee Benefits, FMLA, Human Resources
“A Look Back” in 2018, as part of the “Grand Bargain” legislation, Massachusetts officially introduced a Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) program. The compromise legislation created a permanent sales tax holiday, lay the framework for an increase to the...
by Jeff Bastien | Oct 15, 2019 | Employee Benefits, FMLA, Human Resources
The October 1st Paid Family Medical Leave contribution date has arrived in Massachusetts! For the last 2 months, we have spent the majority of our time and energy helping clients navigate the Private PFML market by helping obtain proposals, going through our financial...
by Jeff Bastien | Sep 19, 2019 | Employee Benefits, FMLA, Human Resources
Beginning Oct. 1, 2019, most Massachusetts employers will be required to make payroll withholdings on behalf of their workforce in compliance with the Paid Family and Medical Leave law. As the PFML contribution deadline nears, private carriers have emerged to provide...
by John Turco | Jun 17, 2019 | Employee Benefits, FMLA, Human Resources
On June 11, 2019, Governor Baker and the Massachusetts legislature agreed to extend by three months the July 1, 2019 starting date for employers to begin taking employee payroll deductions and making employer contributions to MA Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML). The...
by John Turco | Jul 11, 2018 | Employee Benefits, FMLA, Human Resources
MASSACHUSETTS RAISES MINIMUM WAGE Increases Begin January 1, 2019 As of 1/1/17, the Massachusetts minimum wage is $11 per hour ($3.75 for tipped employees). Under a new law in Massachusetts, the minimum wage will increase as follows: $12.00 per hour ($4.35 for tipped...
