New PFML Law

Under the new PFML law, employers may elect to pay the maximum allotted payment of $200 per day, not to exceed a total allotment of $10,000.

If an employer elects to pay less than the maximum allotment, the amount of paid leave per day must equal at least two-thirds of the employee’s regular hourly rate, multiplied by the average number of hours they would normally work.

For example, if an employee ordinarily makes $15 per hour, and works 40 hours per week, the employee would be owed at least $400 per week. Please see the calculation below:

$15 per hour at 40 hours per week = $600 per week. 
$600 * ⅔ = $400 per week

To find the employee’s average weekly hours:

1. In Namely Payroll, go to Reports > Date Range.

2. Run a Payroll Register Report covering the last six months.

3. Divide the employees’ total earnings by 26 to determine their average weekly earnings.