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Select board adopts Paid Family and Medical Leave policy aligned with recent state changes
Summary
Raymond updated its Paid Family and Medical Leave policy to reflect Maine law changes that allow indefinite accrual; the board adopted a policy that burns PFML/EPL time first on paid time‑off requests to limit town liability, and noted contribution requirements were budgeted in the prior fiscal cycle.
The select board adopted an updated Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) policy at its June 23 meeting to align with recent revisions to Maine's PFML law.
Town staff explained the statutory change that allows employees to accrue PFML at the rate of one hour for every 40 worked with accrual no longer capped at 40 hours; the town’s policy amendment will apply accrued PFML (EPL) first when an employee requests paid time off, to avoid indefinite accrual remaining on the town’s books. "If we didn't make an internal policy change, that time... could keep accruing indefinitely," the town manager said during the presentation.
Staff reminded the board that contribution requirements (a split of employer/employee contributions) were already budgeted for the prior fiscal year; the board moved, seconded and adopted the policy as presented.
The policy will be implemented by the town manager and human resources staff; questions about collective bargaining impacts were noted as subject to contract language where relevant.
