commonpuffin t1_itxrqg4 wrote
This is the official website and also where you apply.
https://www.mass.gov/info-details/paid-family-and-medical-leave-pfml-overview-and-benefits
If you have an HR department they need to be your first stop, they should help you with the paperwork, there will probably be both corporate paperwork and state paperwork.
That said, most people can take up to 12 weeks paid. It has to be used within 12 months of the triggering event (birth, adoption) but can be taken in several chunks.
The way it works is you submit the paperwork and then the state sends you checks for a percentage of your salary. Your employer doesn't pay you and in fact you may need to pay them to cover your insurance premiums. You also are protected from losing your job, similar to federal family medical leave.
NinthLifeLastChance OP t1_itxu72w wrote
I'm curious about the "I may need to pay my employer" part. Could you elaborate on that?
commonpuffin t1_itxuo9z wrote
For me, I wrote HR a check to cover the healthcare premiums that would have been deducted from my paycheck. It's the same thing that happens during unpaid leave. The way PFML is structured, from your employers perspective, it is unpaid leave, you just get payroll replacement checks from the state.
NinthLifeLastChance OP t1_itynrqo wrote
Ooo, question then: If I don't receive my health insurance through my employer (I'm on my wife's plan), do I not have to pay anything?
commonpuffin t1_itz75ri wrote
You wouldn't need to pay health insurance premiums, correct.
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