First Quarter Filing for Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave to Begin April 1

March 30, 2025

For Immediate Release: March 31, 2025

First Quarter Filing for Maine Paid Family & Medical Leave to Begin April 1

Employers must register for the Maine Paid Leave portal, and submit wage reports and premiums, by April 30.

MAINE - The Maine Department of Labor is reminding employers that first quarter filing for the new Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave program (PFML) begins on April 1. The deadline to register on the PFML portal - https://pfml.maine.gov/contributions/_/ and to submit wage reports and premiums is April 30.

The PFML portal is the online system for employers to file quarterly wage reports and remit quarterly premium contributions. If an employer wishes to authorize their payroll company to file on their behalf, the payroll company must also register in the portal and request access to your account to file for you after you register. The portal also allows self-employed individuals and tribal governments to elect coverage.

Any employer with at least one Maine-based employee must have begun payroll withholdings January 1, 2025:

• Employers with 15 or more employees contribute 1 percent of wages and may deduct up to half of the contribution from the employees' wages.
• Employers with less than 15 employees contribute 0.5 percent of wages and may deduct the entire amount from the employees' wages.

Access the portal here - https://pfml.maine.gov/contributions/_/

Those with questions can call the PFML call center at (207) 621-5024 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Benefits are scheduled to begin May 1, 2026.

For more information, visit https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/

Follow PFML on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mainepaidleave/