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Feb. 1 Maine Department of Labor Eligibility Listening Session on Paid Family and Medical Leave

The Maine Department of Labor (MDOL) will host a listening session regarding the new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program. The listening session is an opportunity for members of the public to raise questions and identify areas that need clarification in the legislation. These questions and areas needing clarification will be used to inform the official rulemaking process, which will begin in the spring. This informal listening session does not replace and is in addition to the formal regulatory process governed by the Maine Administrative Procedures Act (MAPA).

This listening session will focus on the topic of eligibility. Staff from the PFML Program will provide an overview about the provisions in the new law that relate to eligibility and then will open the meeting to hear from the public. Participants who wish to comment will be allowed up to two minutes.

The session will be held via Zoom on February 1, 2024, from 5:30-7:00 p.m. If you are not able to access this meeting online, there will be access to watch at the Maine Department of Labor Frances Perkins Room, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta. Please use the Career Center entrance when arriving. Attendance will be limited to 500 people. If the webinar is full, a recording of this event will be posted to the Department's PFML webpage after the event has concluded.

Information regarding the PFML Program, including the implementation timeline and the PFML legislative language, can be found here. To ensure we maximize public comment, please review the parts of the law that relate to eligibility ahead of the listening session.

Click here to register for the listening session on February 1. Registration is free.

Staff contact: bhawkins@mehca.org

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