MA S1194

Bill

Relative to occupational presumption and COVID-19

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to occupational presumption regarding healthcare workers and COVID-19. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill establishes an occupational presumption that healthcare workers who contract COVID-19 or are required to quarantine due to exposure to the virus during the state of emergency have a work-related medical condition. This entitles them to workers' compensation benefits without having to use their own accrued sick, vacation, or personal time. The employer must allow the healthcare worker to return to their previous position when the quarantine or recovery period is over. The bill also provides that healthcare workers who choose not to return to work due to good-faith concerns about COVID-19 exposure will be eligible for unemployment benefits as if they were constructively discharged.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (20)

Paul Feeney (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Jo Comerford (D), Brendan Crighton (D), John Cronin (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Carol Doherty (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Colleen Garry (D), Adam Hinds (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Susan Moran (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Ted Philips (D), Maria Robinson (D), John Rogers (D), Adam Scanlon (D), Walter Timilty (D), Erika Uyterhoeven (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2691 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1194

(20 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1194
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1194.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1888	Relative to strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see H4844	Similar To
H2784	Relative to PERAC benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2953	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5200	Similar To
H3456	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
H3771	Similar Bills	Text of amendment, see H3702	Similar To
H3872	Similar Bills	Published as amended, see H3874	Similar To
H3874	Similar Bills	See S2472	Similar To
H494	Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4968	Similar To
H5055	Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1193	Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1450	Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus	Accompanied a study order, see S2887	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2289	Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency	Accompanied a new draft, see H4459	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2472	Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency	No further action taken	Similar To
S250	To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators	Accompanied a study order, see H4938	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2691	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to employee benefits and rights and employer obligations	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by
S926	Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1888

Relative to strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on an emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see H4844

Similar To

H2784

Relative to PERAC benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H4960

Similar To

H2953

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5200

Similar To

H3456

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

H3702

Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021

Similar To

H3771

Similar Bills

Text of amendment, see H3702

Similar To

H3872

Similar Bills

Published as amended, see H3874

Similar To

H3874

Similar Bills

See S2472

Similar To

H494

Relative to a COVID-19 presumption for public employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4968

Similar To

H5055

Relative to the educational needs of students whose education was negatively impacted by the COVID-19 emergency

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1193

Relative to manufacturing and factory worker protection from COVID-19

Accompanied a study order, see S2691

Similar To

S1450

Relative to notification of front-line health care workers to exposure of Coronavirus

Accompanied a study order, see S2887

Similar To

S1897

Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic

Accompanied a study order, see H5250

Similar To

S2289

Relative to work and family mobility during and subsequent to the COVID-19 emergency

Accompanied a new draft, see H4459

Similar To

S2401

Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans

Accompanied a study order, see S2680

Similar To

S2472

Relative to extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency

No further action taken

Similar To

S250

To ensure the health and safety of the commonwealth’s students and educators

Accompanied a study order, see H4938

Similar To

S2516

Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families

Accompanied a study order, see S2756

Similar To

S2691

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to employee benefits and rights and employer obligations

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

S926

Strengthening the penalty for assault or assault and battery on emergency medical technician, ambulance operator, ambulance attendant or health care provider

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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