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The ERISA Industry Committee Urges Delaware to Rework Paid Family and Medical Leave Program Regulations

Washington, D.C., December 2, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) today submitted public comments on proposed regulations contained in “1401 Rules Defining and Regulating the Healthy Delaware Families Act, Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program and the Division of Paid Leave” (“Proposed Rules”). The rules, issued by the Delaware Department of Labor Division of Paid Leave (“Division”), focus on the implementation and administration of the Delaware Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program (“PFML Program”).

The ERISA Industry Committee Calls for Improvements to Proposed Rules Implementing Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

Washington, D.C., October 2, 2024 – The ERISA Industry Committee (“ERIC”) this week, submitted public comments on proposed regulations (Proposed Rules) from the Maine Department of Labor aimed at implementing the state-administered paid family and medical leave insurance program enacted last year. ERIC’s public comments focus on the need to streamline state program requirements, provide clarity to help employers comply, and protect employers’ ability to design and provide generous paid leave benefits.