Massachusetts: Maternity Leave Means Fathers Too
A Commissioner at the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (the Commission) has announced that effective immediately the Massachusetts Maternity Leave Act (MMLA) will apply to new parents of either sex. This means that both mothers and fathers (or both parents in gay marriages) in Massachusetts will be entitled under state law to eight weeks of unpaid leave upon the birth or adoption of their child. (The MMLA applies to employers with six or more employees.)