MA S1166

Bill

MA S1166

To provide bereavement leave to employees in Massachusetts

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to provide bereavement leave to employees in Massachusetts. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to provide bereavement leave to employees in Massachusetts. Specifically, it would allow employees to take up to 10 business days of leave within a 12-month period to make arrangements, attend a funeral, or grieve the death of a family member, which is defined as a child, parent, legal guardian, spouse, or person in a substantive dating or engagement relationship with the employee. The bill gives employers the discretion to determine whether the leave is paid or unpaid, and it exempts employers with fewer than 25 employees from the requirement. The bill is set to take effect on January 1, 2023.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (6)

Sonia Chang-Díaz (D)*, Michael Brady (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Russell Holmes (D), Elizabeth Malia (D), Patrick O'Connor (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2722 (on 03/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1166

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1166
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1166.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1976	Relative to bereavement leave	Accompanied a new draft, see S2722	Similar To
H2582	Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3114	Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees	No further action taken	Similar To
H561	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H5136	Similar To
S1159	Relative to a state minimum wage for municipal employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1160	To ensure paid family and medical leave benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1169	Relative to state employment postings	Accompanied a study order, see S2697	Similar To
S1603	Requiring health care facilities to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence	Accompanied a study order, see S2766	Similar To
S2061	Relative to state contracting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2722	To provide bereavement leave to employees in Massachusetts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Replaced by
S927	Relative to benefits for court officers	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

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