[SchoolFinance] Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) Object Codes -NOW WORKING!

[Lisa Harkin]

I'm with you Stacie - it is a tax.
We will be setting it up as a deduction, but in my mind...tax.

On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 11:29 AM Field, Stacie <sfield at rsu16.org> wrote:

> Hi Terry,
>
> My take was more that this is being forced on us to pay for leave, for the
> most part, for employers who do not offer leave to their employees. They
> should be paying for it, not every employee in the State.
> My comment wasn't necessarily meaning the software treatment of it, more
> the "no choice about it" as being a tax.
>
> Stacie Field
> Business Manager
> RSU 16 - Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot
> 207.998.2727 ext 102
>
>
> On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 8:43 AM Powell, Terry <tpowell at rsu64schools.org>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Stacie,
>> MePERS is not voluntary and it is a deduction.  I know it is confusing.
>>
>> *Terry*
>>
>> Terry Powell
>> Financial Administrative Assistant/
>> Bookkeeper
>> RSU #64 Central Office
>> 118-A Main Street
>> Corinth, ME  04427
>>
>> 207-285-3334 Ext 20231
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM Field, Stacie <sfield at rsu16.org> wrote:
>>
>>> A deduction is voluntary, a tax is not.  This is clearly a tax.
>>>
>>> Stacie Field
>>> Business Manager
>>> RSU 16 - Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot
>>> 207.998.2727 ext 102
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 10:07 AM Powell, Terry <tpowell at rsu64schools.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> *Good Day,*
>>>> *Can someone please tell me how you are setting up the Paid
>>>> Family Medical Leave in your systems?  As a tax or as a deduction?*
>>>>
>>>> *Thank you,*
>>>> *Terry*
>>>>
>>>> Terry Powell
>>>> Financial Administrative Assistant/
>>>> Bookkeeper
>>>> RSU #64 Central Office
>>>> 118-A Main Street
>>>> Corinth, ME  04427
>>>>
>>>> 207-285-3334 Ext 20231
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 3:01 PM Batista, Ida <Ida.Batista at maine.gov>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) Benefit Object Codes  (26#5
>>>>> series) are now working in MEFS.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>   Any FY25 budget files using these codes can now be uploaded without
>>>>> error messages.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We apologize for any inconvenience.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Best,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ida
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Ida Batista
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>> School Finance Manager
>>>>>
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>>>>> Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
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Lisa Harkin
Finance Manager
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