A leave without pay may be granted for compelling personal reasons when time off is not available under any other applicable leave, including one of the college's leave plans, FMLA or Massachusetts ...

While some Democrats in the Legislature want to expand the law and many Republicans want to repeal it, there are bipartisan ...

Several proposals from Republicans would change the program or repeal it outright. Democrats are defending the law, with ...

The U.S. is the only developed country without ... for federal paid family and paid medical leave and as states enact and implement paid leave laws. Nine states plus Washington, D.C., have enacted ...

The federal Family and Medical Leave Act allowed Jensen to extend her leave to a maximum of 12 allowable weeks for ...

A slew of bills aim to repeal or overhaul the 2023 law. They come before any benefits have been paid, but just a few months ...

A legislative committee heard testimony on Wednesday on more than a dozen bills regarding the state's new paid family and ...

Nevada lawmakers are considering vastly expanding access to paid family and medical leave, though the proposal ... workers are people,” said Erika Washington, executive director of Make ...

Groups of legislators and supporters rallied together outside of the State House in Augusta on April 23 to testify against 13 ...

Under current state law, access to paid family and medical ... without paid leave can be forced to choose between caring for a loved one and earning a living. And employers that can’t afford to ...

Nineteen states plus Washington ... Many employers also offer paid sick time without a government mandate. Laws requiring longer-term paid family and medical leave are less common.

Maine legislators heard testimony on more than a dozen bills Wednesday aimed at amending, delaying or outright repealing the state’s fledgling paid family and medical leave program. As business ...