Minimum Wage Hike and Paid Leave Program Coming to Massachusetts

A new law will soon take effect in Massachusetts, where employees will be eligible for paid family and medical leave and will also see an increase in the minimum wage. Governor Charlie Baker signed the bill on June 28, which will require all private employers in the state to offer paid family and medical leave by January 1, 2021, and will begin yearly increases to the state’s minimum wage that will result in a $15 an hour minimum as of January 1, 2023. Paid Leave As of January 1, 2021, employees will be eligible to take up to 12 weeks of paid family leave (up to 26 weeks in certain circumstances) and up to 20 weeks of paid medical leave a year. Any employee who meets the financial eligibility requirements for unemployment compensation will qualify for paid family and medical leave benefits. In most cases, leave may be taken intermittently or on a reduced-schedule basis. Here are other details of the leave law: Employers will be required to post notice of the new program…

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