"Though the implementation of this paid family and medical leave program will be gradual, employers with employees in Massachusetts should start taking proactive steps toward compliance, as the first set of deadlines is less than one year away.... The definition of a family member under the Massachusetts program is much broader than that of the federal [FMLA] and includes an employee's spouse, domestic partner, child, parent, parent-in-law, grandchild, grandparent, or sibling."  MORE >>