PFML and Statutory Disability Updates and Reminders
OR PFML- Annual Private Plan due 1/31/25:
Employers with an approved Equivalent Plan were required to submit their annual report to the state by 1/31/25. Sun Life provided claim information and instructions to our clients with OR Equivalent plans to help them meet their annual reporting obligation.
HI TDI- Upcoming reporting data request:
Employers with an active HI TDI plan during the 2024 calendar year are required to have program information submitted to the state by 3/1/25. Sun Life will be reaching out to our HI TDI clients to request their employee and wage information to fulfill the annual reporting requirement.
ME PFML- Employers should be registered on the state portal:
While benefits are not scheduled to start until 5/1/26, employers with one or more ME based employees should have registered on the state’s Maine Paid Leave Contributions Portal. First quarter wage information and PFML contribution payments are due to the state by 4/30/25. The state anticipates opening the private plan exemption functionality by 4/1/25, and more information will be shared in the coming months.
ME PFML, DE PFML, MD PFML, MN PFML:
Sun Life continues to closely monitor rule development for the new 2026 PFML programs starting in Maine, Delaware, Maryland, and Minnesota. Please visit sunlife.com/stateprograms for more information to learn more about these new programs.
