2025 UPDATES: Massachusetts PFML

Massachusetts employers need to inform their employees about the 2025 Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) contribution rates by December 2, 2024.

The 2025 rates are:

• 0.88% for employers with 25 or more employees.
• 0.46% for employers with fewer than 25 employees.

Employers must distribute Rate Sheets showing the contribution shares for both the employer and employees. These notices can be given out like other policy updates, and while no signed acknowledgment is needed, it’s good to have proof of distribution.

Additionally, an updated PFML poster with the 2025 maximum weekly benefit amount of $1,170.64 must be displayed prominently.

For new employees, revised notices must be issued within 30 days of hire, and employees should acknowledge receipt.

The updated notice should include:

• The new maximum benefit amount.
• Information on using accrued paid leave to supplement PFML benefits.
• A requirement that PTO policies do not discriminate against employees using PFML.

Employers should review and clarify their paid time off policies, especially if they offer unlimited time off, to specify limits during PFML leave.

The Department of Family and Medical Leave (DFML) will continue audits, with fines of:

• $50 per employee for a first notice violation and;
• $300 for subsequent violations.