MA S1256

Bill

MA S1256

Relative to employee leave of absence to comply with a family court order

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/03/2022

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to employee leave of absence to comply with a family court order. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 149 of the General Laws to provide unpaid leave for employees to comply with or attend proceedings in the Probate and Family Court related to their rights and duties as a parent or legal guardian. Employees can use accrued paid vacation, personal, medical, or sick leave for this purpose, but employers are not required to provide additional paid leave. Employees must provide at least 7 days' notice for foreseeable leave, or as much notice as possible if the need for leave is not foreseeable. Employers may require employees to provide certification supporting the need for leave, and the Attorney General will enforce this provision, which can result in penalties for violations.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

John Velis (D)*,

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/03/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1256

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1256
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1256.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2737	Regarding retirement of public authority employee groups	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2764	Allowing Deina Abdelkader to become a member of the state employee retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H2945	Relative to the tax exemption status of municipal employee pensions	Accompanied a study order, see H5043	Similar To
H3931	Special procedures for consideration by the House of the proposed House rules for the 2021 – 2022 legislative session	Adopted	Similar To
H4122	Amendment Order for H4121	Adopted	Similar To
S1023	Ensuring domestic violence victims' protections for all employees in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1068	Relative to the fair treatment of employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To
S1124	To promote efficiency in co-parent adoption	Accompanied a new draft, see H4715	Similar To
S1164	Relative to the defense against abusive waivers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1174	Protecting the Right to Time Off for Voting	Accompanied a new draft, see H4605	Similar To
S1217	Relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S422	Relative to reserving beds in nursing homes during certain leaves of absence	Accompanied a new draft, see H4780	Similar To

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