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The Online Resource for Massachusetts Poverty Law Advocates

The Online Resource for Massachusetts Poverty Law Advocates

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  2. Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave Advocacy Guide
  3. Part 1: Before applying for benefits

Part 1: Before applying for benefits

4. Timeline of PFML application
5. What you need before you apply

Table of Contents

  • Preface
  • Introduction: Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Basics
    • 1. What is PFML?
    • 2. Who gets PFML?
    • 4. Timeline of PFML application
  • Part 1: Before applying for benefits
    • 5. What you need before you apply
    • 6. Getting the right certification
    • 7. Communicate with the employer
    • 8. Combining PFML with other benefits
    • 9. Predicting how much the weekly benefit amount will be
  • Part 2: Job Protection and Employer obligations
    • 10. For any qualifying absence
    • 11. Same or equivalent job
    • 12. Treble damages on lost wages?
    • 13. Report employer failure to notify
    • 14. Private Plans
    • 15. What happens if my employer doesn’t enroll me in the public PFML plan or an equivalent private plan?
  • Part 3: Applying for benefits
    • 16. Tips for applying
    • 17. Eligibility
    • 18. Certification documents
    • 19. Misclassified workers
    • 20. Unemployed workers and former employees
    • 21. Who is not eligible for PFML?
    • 22. Blocked applications or Call Center refusals
    • 23. Request For More Information (RFI)
    • 24. Is my benefit amount correct?
  • Part 4: During Leave
    • 25. Communicating with the employer during leave
    • 26. Extending PFML leave
  • Part 5: Returning from Leave
    • 27. Health insurance
    • 28. Other Employment Benefits
    • 29. Reinstatement
  • Part 6: Benefit Appeals Process
    • 30. You have a good chance of winning your appeal
    • 31. Requesting an appeal
    • 32. Redeterminations
    • 33. Common denials that can be resolved by redetermination
    • 34. Preparing for Hearing
    • 35. Common denials that can be resolved at hearing
    • 36. Problems with claims that are not usually resolved at hearing and need to be appealed to court
    • 37. Overpayments
  • Appendicies
    • PFML Guide Appendices
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