Navigating Employee Illness and Family Leave: Your Guide to Massachusetts Employment Rights
Your Guide to Employee Illness and Family Leave Rights in MassachusettsWelcome to our comprehensive resource center for understanding employee illness and family leave under Massachusetts law. Whether you're an employee seeking information on your rights or an employer looking to comply with the law, we're here to provide you with essential insights. Below, you'll find links to more detailed pages on each critical aspect of this topic.
Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave RightsMassachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) provides eligible employees with job-protected leave for various family and medical reasons. It is important to know not only what leave yu are entitled to, but the protections against retaliation available to you under Massachusetts law.
Learn more about Massachusetts paid family and medical leave. Parental LeaveParental leave allows employees to take time off for the birth or adoption of a child. Explore the parental leave provisions under Massachusetts law, including duration, eligibility, and the rights of both employees and employers.
Learn more about parental leave in Massachusetts. Earned Sick TimeEarned Sick Time laws in Massachusetts ensure that eligible employees can accrue and use paid sick time for their own or a family member's illness. These are important protections for short term needs, and you are also protected under the law from retaliation for using earned sick time.
Learn more about earned sick time under Massachusetts law. Protections Against Disability DiscriminationMassachusetts law provides robust protections against disability discrimination in the workplace. If you have an illness or injury that keeps you out of work for longer than the time allowed by the PFMLA, you may still be able to request additional time as a reasonable accommodation under the disability laws.
Learn more about reasonable accommodations for disabilities. ConclusionUnderstanding employee illness and family leave under Massachusetts law is vital for both employees and employers. Click on the links above to access detailed information on each critical aspect of these employment rights, ensuring that you are well-informed and in compliance with the state's regulations.
If you have specific questions, need legal advice, or require assistance with matters related to employee illness and family leave, don't hesitate to reach out to us. Our knowledgeable team is here to help you navigate the complexities of these issues under Massachusetts law effectively. |
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Meet Our Employment Lawyers
Emily Smith-Lee is the owner and founder of slnlaw. She is a 1996 graduate of Boston College Law School. She was previously a partner at the Boston office of a large international firm, where she worked for thirteen years before starting the firm that became slnlaw in 2009. She has been recognized as Massachusetts Superlawyer each year since 2013, and in 2018 earned recognition as one of Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's Lawyers of the Year. She has written a book on employment law: Rules of the Road, What You Need to Know About Employment Laws in Massachusetts, and helped thousands of clients on both the employee and employer side with severance and non compete review and negotiation, wage and hour, discrimination and retaliation disputes, and advice about employment law generally.
Rebecca Rogers: Rebecca is a 2006 graduate of Boston College Law School, and has worked with slnlaw since 2013. She previously worked as an intellectual property litigation attorney for Fish & Richardson in Boston, Massachusetts, and clerked for the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. Rebecca has helped clients with wage and hour disputes, employment discrimination and retaliation claims, review and negotiation of severance and non compete agreements, and advice to both employees and employers about navigating complex employment situations.
Jenna Ordway: Jenna is a 2013 graduate of Quinnipiac Law School, and also earned an LLM in Taxation from Boston University in 2015. She has been affiliated with slnlaw since 2011, first as a law clerk and then as an attorney. Jenna has been recognized since 2019 as a "Rising Star" by Massachusetts Superlawyers. Jenna has helped clients with review and negotiation of severance and non compete agreements, wage and hour disputes, employment and discrimination claims, and advice to small business owners about employment law and other business matters.
Elijah Bresley: Eli is a 2014 graduate of Seton Hall Law school, and has worked with slnlaw since 2020. He previously worked for a boutique employment law firm outside of Boston, and then for the Labor and Employment department of a large Boston firm. He also spent a year clerking for the judges of the Superior Court in Hartford, Connecticut. Eli has helped clients on the employee and employer side with all varieties of employment law issues, including employment discrimination, retaliation, and wage and hour issues, litigation in MCAD and state and federal courts, and advising employers about employment policies and practices.
Sharleen Tinnin: Sharleen is a 2010 graduate of Northeastern University School of Law, and has been with slnlaw since 2023. Prior to joining slnlaw, she worked with King, Tilden, McEttrick & Brink, P.C. on complex civil litigation matters. She previously worked for the United States Department of Justice, and received an "Excellence in Justice" award in 2017. Sharleen has helped clients with wage and hour, discrimination and retaliation disputes, review and negotiation of severance agreements, and litigation in MCAD and state and federal courts on employment related issues.
How We Can Help
We're here to provide guidance on understanding and asserting your employee illness and family leave rights under Massachusetts law, ensuring you're informed and protected in your workplace. You can use the button below to schedule a call back from a member of our team, or give us a call at 781-784-2322.
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