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Introduced
07/31/2020
07/31/2020
In Committee
07/31/2020
07/31/2020
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
191st General Court
Bill Summary
Relative to emergency paid sick time
AI Summary
This bill establishes an emergency paid sick leave program in Massachusetts during a declared public health emergency. The key provisions are:
- All employees in Massachusetts, including municipal employees and certain gig workers, are entitled to emergency paid sick leave if they need to be absent from work for reasons related to the public health emergency, such as self-isolation, caring for a family member, or being unable to work due to a quarantine order.
- Full-time employees receive at least 80 hours of emergency paid sick leave, and part-time employees receive an amount equal to their typical 2-week schedule.
- The state will fully reimburse employers for the emergency paid sick leave they provide, drawing from a newly created COVID Emergency Paid Sick Leave Fund.
- The attorney general will enforce the law and issue regulations, and the state will conduct outreach to inform the public about the availability of this emergency paid leave.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (80)
Jim Arciero (D),
Christine Barber (D),
John Barrett (D),
Mike Barrett (D),
David Biele (D),
Natalie Blais (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
Dan Cahill (D),
Linda Campbell (D),
Pete Capano (D),
Gerry Cassidy (D),
Tackey Chan (D),
Harriette Chandler (D),
Michelle Ciccolo (D),
Jo Comerford (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Edward Coppinger (D),
Claire Cronin (D),
Julian Cyr (D),
Michael Day (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Marcos Devers (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
Paul Donato (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
Nika Elugardo (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Dylan Fernandes (D),
Carole Fiola (D),
Bill Galvin (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Tami Gouveia (D),
Rich Haggerty (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Stephen Hay (D),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Chris Hendricks (D),
Natalie Higgins (D),
Kevin Honan (D),
Louis Kafka (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Kay Khan (D),
John Lawn (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Kate Lipper-Garabedian (D),
Jay Livingstone (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Elizabeth Malia (D),
Paul Mark (D),
Joe McGonagle (D),
Paul McMurtry (D),
Liz Miranda (D),
Frank Moran (D),
Tram Nguyen (D),
Patrick O'Connor (R),
Jim O'Day (D),
Marc Pacheco (D),
Sarah Peake (D),
Smitty Pignatelli (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Maria Robinson (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Jon Santiago (D),
Alan Silvia (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Paul Tucker (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Aaron Vega (D),
John Velis (D),
RoseLee Vincent (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Tom Walsh (D),
Jon Zlotnik (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (Joint)
Last Action
Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means (on 07/31/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4928 | 08/01/2020 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H4928.pdf | 08/01/2020 |
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