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

[Field, Stacie]

Hi Joy,

Yes, an employer can opt out; an employee cannot.
This law is wrong, that is all I am saying. We are being forced to pay for
something we probably won't ever be able to use as school employees.
I think the law would have been more fair if the employers who don't offer
any kind of leave were made to pay the benefits, not (as I stated before)
all the hard-working people of the State of Maine.  I will get off my
soapbox now and let it rest.  Have a great day everyone!

Stacie Field
Business Manager
RSU 16 - Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot
207.998.2727 ext 102


On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 12:49 PM Joy Duncan <jduncan at sad42.us> wrote:

> I don't believe it's a "tax" as you can opt out if you have your own
> comparable plan, correct?  I budgeted our % under each benefit line and
> will set up an employee and employer deduction that will hit those lines
> each payroll.
>
> Joy
>
> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ________________________________________
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Ida Batista*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> School Finance Manager
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Maine Department of Education
>>>>>> 23 State House Station
>>>>>> Augusta, Maine 04333-0023
>>>>>> *Email**: **Ida.Batista at maine.gov <Ida.Batista at maine.gov>*
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