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The maximum time available for any combination of leave types is 26 weeks in a benefit year.

Military Caregiver Family Leave – pay and job protection up to 26 weeks when caring for a covered military service member with a serious health condition related to their military service.

Manage family affairs when a family member is on active duty in the armed forces.

Bond with a child after adoption or foster placement.

Care for a family member* with a serious health condition.

Family Leave – pay and job protection up to a combined maximum of 12 weeks per benefit year for the following leave reasons:.

Medical Leave – pay and job protection up to 20 weeks per benefit year, when employees are unable to work due to a serious health condition.

Types of Leaves Covered Under Massachusetts Paid Family & Medical Leave*

The amount earned must be at least 30 times more than how much will be received each week in benefits.

Must have met minimum earnings requirement with any Massachusetts employer(s) in the last 12 months (as of January 2022, the minimum state published earnings requirement was $5,700 this amount is adjusted annually).

Former employees for 26 weeks after separation or until re-employed, whichever comes first.

Regular employees: benefits eligible and non-benefits eligible.

Certain Massachusetts contractor workers.

Massachusetts W-2 employees of businesses, organizations, state agencies.

Massachusetts paid family and medical leave is available to covered individuals who work in Massachusetts. *$850 was the state published maximum weekly benefit during 2021 this amount is adjusted annually. A maximum weekly benefit up to $1,084.31 (for leaves beginning during 2022)*.Mandates partial income replacement for leaves based on a covered individual’s average weekly earnings.Mandates paid, job-protected leave to eligible workers.

Applies to Massachusetts employers regardless of their size.This leave program became effective January 1, 2021. Massachusetts paid family and medical leave is a state program authorized by the Massachusetts “Grand Bargain” law.