For Immediate Release: January 6, 2025
New Paid Family and Medical Leave Employer Portal Launches
Any employer with at least one Maine-based employee must have begun payroll withholdings for their employees January 1.
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Labor announced today that the new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Portal, the online system for employers to register, designate a payroll processor, file quarterly wage reports, and remit quarterly premium contributions, has launched.
“The Department is excited to be moving into the next phase of the new Paid Family and Medical Leave Program, with the launch of its portal today,” said Luke Monahan, Director of Paid Family and Medical Leave. “We encourage employers to register and explore the new portal as soon as possible in order to be prepared to begin wage reporting in April, and encourage people to stay up to date by visiting our website.”
In the hour since the portal launched this morning, over 100 employers have already successfully registered on the portal. Designed to be a straightforward process, the average time spent registering from a desktop has been nine minutes, and the average time spent registering from a mobile device has been five minutes.
Starting January 1st, 2025, any employer with at least one Maine-based employee must have begun payroll withholdings for their employees. Employers with 15 or more employees will contribute 1 percent of wages and may deduct up to half of the contribution from the employees’ wages. Employers with less than 15 employees will contribute 0.5 percent of wages and may deduct the entire amount from the employees’ wages.
All employers must register on the portal in order to begin wage reporting in April 2025. The portal will also allow self-employed individuals and tribal governments to elect coverage.
Employers will begin their first quarterly wage reporting and premium payments starting April 1, 2025, and they are due by April 30, 2025.
The portal can be accessed here: https://pfml.maine.gov/contributions/_/
In December, the Department launched a PFML-specific call center, which can be reached at (207) 621-5024 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The number can also be found under the “contact us” tab on the PFML webpage.
Stay up to date by signing up for the PFML Get Notified List and learn more in our FAQ, employer resources, recorded demonstrations, and step by step guides on our website: https://www.maine.gov/paidleave/
The Department partnered with FAST Enterprises to build the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program’s online contributions portal. FAST Enterprises has previously worked with Maine Revenue Services to create the Maine Tax Portal, as well as the contribution collections system for the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave.
Benefits are scheduled to begin May 1, 2026.