Joshua Seidman Presents on Multiple Panels at the 2026 DMEC Compliance Conference

The 2026 DMEC Annual Conference offers a one-of-a-kind deep dive into solutions and best practices for the challenges that leave and disability professionals face each day. This year, Joshua Seidman will present two sessions: "Untangling the PFL and PFML Patchwork," and "Putting the “Paid” in Paid Leave – A Rate of Pay Examination."

"Untangling the PFL and PFML Patchwork" focuses on how statutory paid family and paid family medical leave (PFL and PFML) mandates continue to evolve and proliferate. Since January 2026, three new PFML mandates have come online, existing mandates have undergone significant amendments, and state lawmakers have explored various bills that would make the paid leave patchwork even messier. Plaguing employers is the significant divergence of substantive requirements from one jurisdiction to the next, making one-size-fits-all policies impractical and ineffective.

For many leave, benefits, and HR practitioners, proper payment of paid leave and time off benefits might seem like a topic for Payroll. Too many numbers. Too technical. You’re not wrong. However, with the threat of class action litigation and rate of pay nuances existing under both paid sick and paid time off laws and paid family and paid family medical leave laws, having a basic understanding of statutory leave law rate of pay requirements is valuable and necessary for anyone who plays a role in the absence process. In "Putting the “Paid” in Paid Leave – A Rate of Pay Examination," Josh will examine and simplify different pay requirements that exist under state and local PSL and PFML laws, identify areas of particular nuance, and assess pay considerations when statutory PFML and PSL overlap. We also will provide practical tools and considerations for employer teams to leverage when thinking through a potential audit of their paid leave and time off pay practices.