11. Same or equivalent job

At the end of PFML leave, a worker must be “restored to the employee's previous position or to an equivalent position, with the same status, pay, employment benefits, length-of-service credit and seniority as of the date of leave.” G.L. c. 175M, § 2(e).

A worker does not have a right to accrue seniority or vacation or other benefits while on leave. Bodge v. Commonwealth, 494 Mass. 623, 625 (2024) (interpreting “same… length-of-service credit and seniority as on the date of leave” to mean there is “no loss of accrued length-of-service credit and vacation and sick time” during PFML leave, but also no additional accrual.)