Wellesley’s Select Board has approved the list of 46 articles to be discussed and voted on at Annual Town Meeting starting on ...

The answer is no. According to the Maine Department of Labor, once a private plan substitution is approved and takes effect, ...

Employers face a complicated patchwork of state, local and federal laws governing time off for family and medical reasons. The intersection of ...

The National Federation of Independent Business has distributed the following advisory: In 2023, the Democrat trifecta refused to listen to the business community and passed a ridiculous 20-week Paid ...

This week on the podcast, Ben, Cate and Esther dive into the harmful and alarming blitz of executive orders Pres. Donald ...

HR leaders at small and mid-sized businesses juggle an average of eight different job responsibilities. Benefits brokers can ...

Legal services are a specialty benefit offered by some workplaces. They can range from free legal guidance provided through ...

On January 14, 2025, the Department of Labor issued an Opinion Letter regarding the applicability of the Family and Medical Leave Act ...

According to the new IRS guidance, issued on January 15, employers may deduct payments made toward mandatory state leave programs as an excise tax. Employees can deduct their contributions as income ...

The lawsuit was filed Monday in Kennebec County Superior Court and claims the PFML rules harm Maine employers that will offer a private family and medical leave plan, such as Bath Iron Works and other ...

That's where the concept of paid family and medical leave (PFML) comes in. However, in the United States, paid family and medical leave policies are enacted and the state level. These laws vary in ...

All Maine employees are contributing to this program, with the premiums deducted directly from their wages. Luke Monahan, director of the PFML program at the Maine Department of Labor, acknowledged ...