Employee Leave Management

New and Updated

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Maryland Amends Military and Veteran Definitions

• Type:

  Legal Timetable

  Washington Expands Paid Sick Leave Law

• Date:

  April 29, 2025

  Type:

  News

  Washington Provides Leave for Immigration Hearings

  A first-of-its-kind law allowing employees to use paid sick leave to attend immigration-related proceedings could serve as a template for other states and localities to expand their own leave requirements.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Massachusetts Family and Medical Leave Notice of Eligibility and Rights and Responsibilities Form

  A covered Massachusetts employer may use this form to notify an employee of their eligibility for family and medical leave.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Massachusetts Designation of Family and Medical Leave Notice Form

  A covered Massachusetts employer may use this form to inform an employee whether their family and medical leave request has been approved or denied.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Massachusetts Family and Medical Leave of Absence Request Form

  A covered Massachusetts employer may use this form to receive employee requests for a family and medical leave of absence.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [1-10 Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Michigan

  Updated statement to reflect state-issued FAQs that indicate that the 120-day waiting period does not apply under the lump sum method of providing leave.

• Type:

  Handbook Templates

  Paid Sick Leave Handbook Statement [11+ Employees; Lump Sum Method]: Michigan

  Updated statement to reflect state-issued FAQs that indicate that the 120-day waiting period does not apply under the lump sum method of providing leave.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Maine Designation of Family and Medical Leave Notice Form

  A covered Maine employer may use this form to inform an employee whether their family and medical leave request has been approved or denied.

• Type:

  Letters and Forms

  Maine Family and Medical Leave of Absence Request Form

  A covered Maine employer may use this form to receive employee requests for a family and medical leave of absence.