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Sun Life U.S. now offering Family Leave Insurance in Massachusetts
Sun Life U.S. now offers Family Leave Insurance (FLI) in Massachusetts, allowing employers based in the Bay State to offer family leave benefits to all employees across their organization, even those located in other states. FLI supports those taking leave to care for a family member or bond with a new child, similar to how short-term disability (STD) insurance supports those taking leave for their own illness or injury. While STD insurance provides income replacement during a medical leave, FLI
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[{"type":"text","content":"WELLESLEY, Mass., July 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sun Life U.S. now offers Family Leave Insurance (FLI) in Massachusetts, allowing employers based in the Bay State to offer family leave benefits to all employees across their organization, even those located in other states. FLI supports those taking leave to care for a family member or bond with a new child, similar to how short-term disability (STD) insurance supports those taking leave for their own illness or injury. While STD insurance provides income replacement during a medical leave, FLI comparably provides income replacement for family leave, filling a substantial gap by creating a more comprehensive policy for employees, and broadening access to those working outside of Massachusetts.","length":751,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"Sun Life Financial Logo (PRNewsfoto/Sun Life Financial)","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"Sun Life Financial Logo (PRNewsfoto/Sun Life Financial)","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":105,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/e54db0d15ee69cdb07e6f5d9bcdc9157"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/lEfdKyfOd4aIDf93bXFmhA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTE4NTtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/e54db0d15ee69cdb07e6f5d9bcdc9157","width":400,"height":105}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/551020/Sun_Life_V3_Logo.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"While Massachusetts also has mandated paid family and medical leave (PFML), FLI complements this program by filling income replacement gaps for higher-wage earners. Employees working in other PFML mandated states, such as Connecticut or Maine (upcoming in 2026), would receive similar income gap coverage.","length":305,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":""FLI is valuable across state lines, whether there are mandated leave programs or not, because it provides an important benefit to all employees equally," said Sheila Sokolski, vice president, Product Strategy and Portfolio Management, Group Benefits, Sun Life U.S. "As a fully insured offering, FLI is especially meaningful for small and mid-size employers who want to offer the benefit without the risk of self-funding, and they get an insurance product built using Sun Life's decades of di...