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Paid Family Medical Leave: The High Cost of the “Grand Bargain” for Employers - Pt. 4

December 19th, 2019
Posted By
William J. Rocha
This last article in the four-part serious outlining the problems associated with Massachusetts’ Paid Family Medical Leave law (“PFML”) discusses several unsettled issues with the potential to cause significant problems for Massachusetts’ emp… Read More
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Categories: Family Medical Leave

Paid Family Medical Leave: The High Cost of the “Grand Bargain” for Employers - Pt. 3

December 15th, 2019
Part 3: Death by a Thousand Paper Cuts – The Piling on of PFML Problems for Employers[1] In addition to the Paid Family Medical Leave’s (“PFML’s”) problematic retaliation and intermittent leave provisions noted in the prior two Chamber arti… Read More
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Categories: Family Medical Leave

Paid Family Medical Leave: The High Cost of the “Grand Bargain” for Employers - Pt. 2

December 13th, 2019
Posted By
William J. Rocha
There are several unintended(?) consequences from the Paid Family Medical Leave’s (“PFML’s”) passage that impact employers in the Commonwealth. This article, the second in a series of articles highlighting the problems of PFML, will address t… Read More
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Categories: Employment Law, Family Medical Leave

Paid Family Medical Leave: The High Cost of the “Grand Bargain” for Employers - Pt. 1

December 11th, 2019
Posted By
William J. Rocha
Part 1: The Insurmountable Retaliation Provision In June 2018, Massachusetts enacted the “Grand Bargain” legislation, which included a new law for Paid Family Medical Leave (“PFML”). Though labeled a “compromise bill” by the Commonwealth,… Read More
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Categories: Employment Law, Family Medical Leave