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Bangor finance committee backs application to opt city into private paid family medical leave plan
Summary
The finance committee voted to apply for a private paid family medical leave plan with The Standard at a 0.885% rate and to forward a contract to full council, a move staff says could save the city about $850,000 over three years if approved by the state.
The Bangor City Finance Committee voted to submit an application to the state and move forward with a private paid family medical leave plan through The Standard at a rate of 0.885%, staff said Monday night.
City staff told the committee the private plan would replace the city's contributions into the statewide pool under a new state law requiring employers to withhold 1% of employees' gross wages beginning in February to fund paid family and medical leave. If the city's application is…
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