"[E]mployers are permitted to begin employee wage deductions under the PFLL at any time between now and January 1, 2018, when paid family leave (PFL) benefits become available to eligible employees.... The final regulations include amendments to Section 380-2.5(c), addressing how to compute an employee's benefit rate for purposes of PFL taken in single-day increments ... [D]uring the first year of PFLL implementation in 2018, the 52-week 'look back' period will extend back into 2017."  MORE >>