马萨诸塞州付费家庭 & 病假(MA PFML)

This policy is designed to provide employees with information about 马萨诸塞州付费家庭 and 病假(MA PFML) and how to apply for benefits.

资格

An employee of the college is eligible for PFML if the employee requires leave for one of the qualifying reasons specified above and meets the PFML earnings requirement before applying for benefits.  To satisfy the PFML earnings requirement, the employee must have earned at least $5,700 during the previous four (4) quarters, and at least 30 times more than the employee is eligible to receive each week in PFML benefits.

PFML Entitlement and Paid Weekly Benefit

Under the 马萨诸塞州付费家庭 and Medical Leave (PFML) law, 从1月1日开始, 2021, 雇员可以采取: 

• up to 12 weeks of PFML per benefit year for the birth, 采用, 或者孩子的寄养安置, or because of a qualifying exigency arising out of the fact that a family member is on active duty or has been notified of an impending call to active duty in the Armed Forces; 
• up to 20 weeks of PFML per benefit year to care for the employee’s own serious health condition that incapacitates them from work; and 
• up to 26 weeks of PFML per benefit year to care for a family member who is a covered service member with a serious health condition.

从7月1日开始, 2021, an employee may take up to 12 weeks of PFML per benefit year to care for a family member with a serious health condition.  

An employee may be eligible for up to 26 total weeks, 总的来说, PFML在单一受益年内的发病率.  PFML will run concurrently with all other applicable leave, including but not limited to FMLA Leave, 育婴假, 家庭休假, 病假, 和个人时间, 如果适用的话.

该学院有一个私人PFML计划, which is approved by the Massachusetts Department of 家庭 and Medical Leave (the Department) and is administered through Lincoln Financial.  在PFML, an employee will receive a weekly benefit amount, based on a percentage of the employee’s earnings, 以1美元为上限,149.每周90英镑.  An employee must apply for PFML directly through Lincoln, which determines whether the employee is eligible for PFML and the employee’s PFML weekly benefit amount.  An employee can “top off” PFML benefits with accrued Vacation Time, 请病假或私人时间, not to exceed their regular weekly earnings.

Employees may find more information about filing a claim by contacting the Office of 人力资源.

通知及间歇休假

An employee must provide 人力资源 with notice of the anticipated start date of PFML, PFML的预期长度, PFML的类型, and the employee’s expected return date at least thirty (30) days in advance, 或者越快越好.  

In the case of PFML for the birth or placement of a child, intermittent or reduced hours leave cannot be taken without the approval of 人力资源.  In the case of PFML for the employee’s or a covered family member’s serious health condition, the leave may be taken intermittently or on a reduced hours basis if such leave is medically necessary.  For PFML due to the employee’s own serious health condition, the employee must advise the Lincoln Financial Group or the college of the reasons why intermittent leave is necessary and the employee’s schedule for treatment. 

The employee must consult with the college before applying for PFML and make a reasonable effort to schedule the employee’s treatment so as not to disrupt unduly the college’s operations, subject to the approval of the employee’s health care provider.  In the case of PFML due to a qualifying exigency arising out of a family member's active duty or impending call to active duty in the Armed Forces, PFML may be taken on an intermittent or reduced leave schedule.

员工的保护 

The college will not discriminate or retaliate against any employee for exercising their right to take PFML.  The taking of PFML will not affect an employee’s right to accrue vacation time, 病假, 或者其他就业福利.  在PFML休假期间, the college will continue to provide for and contribute to the employee’s employment-related health insurance benefits, at the level and under the conditions coverage would have been provided if the employee had worked continuously during the leave. 

An employee who returns to work from PFML will be reinstated to their previous position or to an equivalent position with equivalent pay, 状态, 就业的好处, and other employment terms and conditions.  The college is not required to reinstate the employee if other employees of equal length of service credit and 状态 in the same or equivalent positions have been laid off due to economic conditions affecting employment during the period of leave.  

If an employee takes PFML to care for the employee’s own serious health condition, the college may require the employee to obtain and provide a fitness-for-duty certification from the employee’s healthcare provider, certifying that the employee is able to resume work.