Knowledge Check

1. – The process employers must complete on the Maine Paid Leave Portal.
4. – Employees working fewer than 40 hours per week.
6. – Government program providing paid leave for eligible workers.
8. – The system employers must use to submit contributions and wage reports.
11. – The payments made by employees and employers to fund the PFML program.
13. – Another term for wages subject to PFML contributions.
15. – The month when PFML benefits are expected to begin in 2026.

2. – Certain categories of workers who are not required to contribute to PFML.
3. – A type of disability insurance that does not exempt employees from PFML participation.
5. – Workers employed on a short-term or periodic basis.
7. – The minimum number of employees required for an employer to pay both portions of the contribution.
9. – The federal act that makes railroad employees exempt from PFML.
10. – A type of employer that is not exempt from PFML contributions.
12. – A required contribution that employers must remit quarterly.
14. – The state implementing this Paid Family and Medical Leave program.