The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) made a ruling on the interpretation of the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Act (PFMLA). In the case of Bodge, et al. v. Commonwealth, et al., SJC-13567, the court ruled that the PFMLA does not obligate employers to allow employees to accrue benefits like vacation time and sick time during their PFMLA leave. The case was brought forward by a group of state troopers who argued that their employer, the State Police, were violating the PFMLA by not allowing them to accrue these benefits during their PFMLA leave. However, the SJC argued back by saying the language of the PFMLA only requires that an employee’s benefits remain the same before and after the leave, not during it. It implies that the employee can resume benefits accrual as if they had never been on leave, but they do not have the right to continue accruing benefits while on leave. Therefore, employers need to review their policies in light of this interpretation to ensure they are in compliance with PFMLA.

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