Office of Human Resources

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave

Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave (MAPFML) is a Massachusetts law that provides paid family and medical leave benefits to eligible employees working in Massachusetts.*

Under MAPFML, eligible employees can take leave:

  • For your own serious health condition as certified by a healthcare provider, including illness, injury, or pregnancy/childbirth (up to 20 weeks of paid medical leave)
  • To bond with your child during the first 12 months after birth, adoption, or foster placement (up to 12 weeks of paid family leave)
  • To care for a family member with a serious health condition as certified by a healthcare provider, including illness, injury, or pregnancy/childbirth (up to 12 weeks of paid family leave)
  • To care for a family member who was injured serving in the armed forces (up to 26 weeks of paid family leave)
  • To manage affairs while a family member is on active duty (up to 12 weeks of paid family leave)

*Under MPFML, the definition of "family member" is expanded to include not only a spouse, parent or child, but also a domestic partner, a parent of a spouse or domestic partner, grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings.

For more information on MAPFML, visit Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Overview and Benefits.