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Proof of ID, such as a driver’s license or state ID.Gather documents and personal information The date when you are planning to take leave, or when your leave started.

The date you notified your employer that you need to take leave.

While filling out your application, you’ll be asked for: If you’re applying for military-related leave, or unemployed, please call the Department's Contact Center at (833) 344-7365 to get started. Then, you can create an account on and apply online.

Try to provide at least 30 days notice before your official start date, if possible. Learn more about what kinds of schedules PFML accommodates here.īegin by speaking with your employer about when you need to take leave. You can take it all at once or a few days at a time per week. In addition, the PFML program provides flexibility in how you schedule your leave. Learn more about different types of leave here, including what you will need to prepare to apply for each. There are several different kinds of leaves you might take depending on your circumstances. Your benefit rate will only change when you start a new benefit year. The benefit year determines your benefit rate, which will stay the same for the entire benefit year even if you file multiple applications or take different types of leaves. Your benefit year starts the Sunday before your first day of leave and lasts for 52 consecutive weeks. Your benefit year is unique to you and is based on when you take time off through any leave program. Managing affairs while a family member is on active duty (up to 12 weeks of paid family leave) A qualifying reason is the cause or event that makes you unable to work and eligible for Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits.Ĭaring for your own serious health condition as certified by a health care provider, including illness, injury, or pregnancy/childbirth (up to 20 weeks of paid medical leave)Ĭaring for a family member with a serious health condition as certified by a health care provider, including illness, injury, or pregnancy/childbirth (up to 12 weeks of paid family leave)īonding with your child during the first 12 months after birth, adoption, or placement (up to 12 weeks of paid family leave)Ĭaring for a family member who was injured serving in the armed forces (up to 26 weeks of paid family leave) You can take leave for a qualifying reason. Most Massachusetts employees are eligible for up to 26 weeks of combined family and medical leave per benefit year.

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