Massachusetts now joins California, New York and Washington, D.C. as the only states to have both a $15 minimum wage and mandatory paid family and medical leave. It also eliminates some mandatory overtime rules, and gradually phases in over 5 years. If you are a Massachusetts-based employer or have employees there, this is a must read. Click here.
Tax credit on paid leave
From Employee Benefit Advisor 6/14/18. For full story, click here: The Family and Medical Leave Act already requires covered employers to allow eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave. In an effort to encourage employers to offer paid leave, the recent Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018 sweetened the deal by promising a tax …