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The Chamber provided comments and questions on the updated Paid Family and Medical Leave Regulations on behalf of the 1,300 employers in our membership. Since the law was adopted, the Chamber has worked with dozens of employers representing hundreds of thousands of workers in Massachusetts, ranging in size from fewer than 25 employees to more than 10,000. The most recent updates to the regulations make several provisions clearer, however, many the concerns stated in prior comment letters remain.
Section 2.02: Definitions
Accrued Paid Leave
Good Cause
Intermittent Leave
Job Protected Leave
Section 2.07: Application for Exemption due to Approved Private Plan
(1) Application (c) Application Timing and Effective Date
(2) Requirements for Exemption
(6) Retained Rights for Covered Individuals under Private Plans
Section 2.08 Application for Benefits
Section 2.12 Weekly Benefit Amount
(6) Reductions
(7) Initial Seven-day Wait Period
Section 2.13 Intermittent Leave and Reduced Leave Schedules
(2) Agreed-to Intermittent or Reduced Leave Schedules
Section 2.16: Job Protection, Prohibition on Retaliation
(3) Presumption
Carolyn Ryan
Senior Vice President, Policy & Research
[email protected]617-557-7310
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