Bill > H1607

This bill proposes to establish a Minimum Hourly Health Improvement Wage in Massachusetts. The key provisions are: 1. The Public Health Council and Department of Public Health are authorized to analyze and develop recommendations for this new wage. 2. Employees would receive a portable, hourly health care insurance earnings amount for each hour worked, even across multiple part-time jobs. 3. Employers with at least 50 employees would be required to provide or contribute to this health care compensation. 4. The program would be initially implemented as a Pilot Program, with specific tax credits recommended during that period, before full implementation. 5. Employers with less than 50 employees would be able to voluntarily participate in the Pilot Program, also with tax credits. The goal of this bill is to provide a means for employees, particularly those working multiple part-time jobs, to access and afford health care insurance coverage.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1607