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Your employer can decide whether the leave you use is paid or unpaid.1 Before requesting leave under this law, you must first use your annual, vacation, personal, or sick leave if you have any.2
1 M.G.L. 149 § 52E(b)
2 M.G.L. 149 § 52E(g)
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