[SchoolFinance] New Paid Family & Medical Leave - budget strategy?

Fri Jan 26 11:46:56 EST 2024

I did as well and agree with Jennifer.  The penalty portion of the law as
it stands now is pretty excessive if an employer makes a mistake.

On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 11:20 AM Jennifer Pooler <jpooler at msad58.org> wrote:

> I attended as well. I was disappointed that MSMA didn't have anything to
> say.
>
>
> On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 8:50 AM Heather Reale <hreale at wocsd.org> wrote:
>
>> I have not heard that they have one yet. Did anyone attend last night? I
>> did. I did not realize that they were not going to answer any questions,
>> that it was just soliciting questions to then pass onto the MDOL.
>> *Heather A. Reale*
>> Interim Director of Finance
>> Wells-Ogunquit Community School District
>> hreale at wocsd.org
>> 207-641-6909
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 26, 2024 at 7:32 AM Melannie Keister <mekeister at msad54.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> Is there an object code for this yet?
>>> Thank you
>>>
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>>> .5% from Jan-June.
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>>>
>>> But I need a line/object to book it to.  Do you think the DOE will come
>>> up with one in time, if needed?
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>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 3:33 PM Adam Hanson <
>>> ahanson at lewistonpublicschools.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Kate,
>>>
>>> I will be discussing this with the superintendent next week, but my
>>> initial plan is to do exactly what you're doing and budget the full 1% as
>>> worst-case scenario.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jan 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM Kate Bolton <
>>> kbolton at scarboroughschools.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all, happy New Year!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Wondering whether you plan to budget for the new payroll tax for Paid
>>> Family & Medical Leave in your districts and how you will estimate it...
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The language of the budget bill says that a total of 1% of all wages
>>> must be collected as payroll premiums, and that up to 50% of the required
>>> premium may be deducted from the employee's wages. Knowing that DOL
>>> rulemaking will be going on at the same time we are all preparing to
>>> present our budgets, I'm tempted to prepare for the worst and budget the
>>> full 1% based on a January 1, 2025 start date, as I would much rather be
>>> able to reduce my cost estimates for second reading than have to add to
>>> them.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> What are y'all thinking? Will you use 0.5% as the employer share? Budget
>>> the full 1%? Roll the dice and leave it out of your projections?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
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>>>
>>> :) Kate
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