A lesser talked about part of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) is the federal tax credit for employers providing paid family and medical leave to their employees, called the “Employer Credit for Paid Family and Medical Leave.” The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires employers that reach minimum requirements to provide eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of job-protected unpaid time off for qualified medical and family reasons. The keyword being “unpaid.” Now, the TCJA provides a tax credit as incentive for paying employees during this typically unpaid time off. Sounds like a win-win for both the employee and the employer, so should we be
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