The US is one of just six countries with no national paid leave policy.
that require employers to provide paid leave.
Maine is the latest state to hop on the bandwagon and the thirteenth to draft and enact its own paid family and medical leave laws. Signed into law by Governor Janet Mills on July 10,provides up to 12 weeks of paid leave per year to all eligible employees in the private and public sector. While 12 weeks is quite a bit shy of the 29-week average offered among 186 other countries, it does prove to be a valuable addition and one of the longest paid leave time periods in the US.
Employees can use paid family and medical leave for a variety of reasons. From caring for a family member with a serious health condition to giving birth to a child. To pay for this new program, the state will impose a 1 percent payroll tax, split evenly between the employer and employee. Maine will begin assessing the 1 percent payroll tax in 2025, and employees will be able to start taking paid family and medical leave by 2026. While many have applauded Maine’s forward-thinking when it comes to providing parents the resources they need, others aren’t so happy about the disappearance of their tax dollars.
Beyond the politics and numbers, studies show paid family and medical has a real impact on babies and their families. Recently researchers at Tulane University found that just three months of federally mandated paid parental leave could
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