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By Daniel B. Klein, Ariel Cudkowicz, Christina Duszlak, and Jean M. Wilson

Seyfarth Synopsis: Effective November 1, 2023, the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) law will allow employees to supplement (i.e. “top off”) benefits received from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts with any available accrued paid leave (e.g., sick time, vacation, PTO, personal time, etc.). …

Continue Reading Important Change to Massachusetts PFML Law: Employees May Supplement (Top Off) PFML Benefits with Vacation, PTO, and Sick Time

By Tracy M. Billows, Benjamin J. Conley, Erin Dougherty Foley, Sara Eber Fowler, Jason Priebe, Michael Rechtin, Suzanne L. Saxman, Ryan M. Tilot, Jordan P. Vick, and Kevin A. Woolf

Seyfarth Synopsis: Please join us at our Chicago Willis Tower office on Thursday, December 6th, for breakfast along with a …
Continue Reading Seyfarth Legal Forum and CLE: 2018 Highlights and a Look Ahead to 2019

By Erin Dougherty Foley and Craig B. Simonsen

In an interesting development, a number of large employers have begun to offer to pay for employees to freeze their eggs (aka ova (the female reproductive cell)).

There is merit to the notion. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one-third of couples where the woman is 35 years…
Continue Reading Health Insurance, Profit Sharing, Paid Vacation … Egg-Freezing?