<div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Joy, </div><div><br></div>Yes, an employer can opt out; an employee cannot. <div>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. </div><div>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! <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><br></div><div>Stacie Field<br></div>Business Manager<br></div>RSU 16 - Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot<br></div>207.998.2727 ext 102<br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 12:49 PM Joy Duncan <<a href="mailto:jduncan@sad42.us">jduncan@sad42.us</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">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.<div><br></div><div>Joy </div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 11:29 AM Field, Stacie <<a href="mailto:sfield@rsu16.org" target="_blank">sfield@rsu16.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Terry, <div><br></div><div>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. </div><div>My comment wasn't necessarily meaning the software treatment of it, more the "no choice about it" as being a tax. <br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div> </div><div>Stacie Field<br></div>Business Manager<br></div>RSU 16 - Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot<br></div>207.998.2727 ext 102<br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 8:43 AM Powell, Terry <<a href="mailto:tpowell@rsu64schools.org" target="_blank">tpowell@rsu64schools.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Hi Stacie,<div>MePERS is not voluntary and it is a deduction. I know it is confusing.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="4"><i>Terry</i></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Terry Powell<div>Financial Administrative Assistant/</div><div>Bookkeeper</div><div>RSU #64 Central Office</div><div>118-A Main Street</div><div>Corinth, ME 04427</div><div><br></div><div>207-285-3334 Ext 20231</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 3:01 PM Field, Stacie <<a href="mailto:sfield@rsu16.org" target="_blank">sfield@rsu16.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">A deduction is voluntary, a tax is not. This is clearly a tax. <br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><br></div><div>Stacie Field<br></div>Business Manager<br></div>RSU 16 - Poland, Mechanic Falls, Minot<br></div>207.998.2727 ext 102<br></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jul 9, 2024 at 10:07 AM Powell, Terry <<a href="mailto:tpowell@rsu64schools.org" target="_blank">tpowell@rsu64schools.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><i>Good Day,</i></div><div><i>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?</i></div><div><i><br></i></div><div><font size="4"><i>Thank you,</i></font></div><div><font size="4"><i>Terry</i></font></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Terry Powell<div>Financial Administrative Assistant/</div><div>Bookkeeper</div><div>RSU #64 Central Office</div><div>118-A Main Street</div><div>Corinth, ME 04427</div><div><br></div><div>207-285-3334 Ext 20231</div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jul 8, 2024 at 3:01 PM Batista, Ida <<a href="mailto:Ida.Batista@maine.gov" target="_blank">Ida.Batista@maine.gov</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>
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