MA H2005

Bill

MA H2005

Providing protection for police and fire municipality workers in the COVID-19 emergency

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 providing protection for municipal police and fire workers during the COVID-19 emergency. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill provides protection for municipal police and fire workers during the COVID-19 emergency. It requires employers that provide "COVID-19 Essential Services" to provide alternative no-contact assignments or time off without loss of pay or benefits for these workers. The bill also prohibits discrimination or penalties against employees who are caregivers for full-time, live-in dependents who are medically documented as immune-compromised or have chronic lung disorders and refuse to work. The provisions of the bill are enforced by the Attorney General's office, and employees who have used sick, personal, or vacation time with medical documentation will have that time retroactively replaced to their accrued time bank from the date of the Governor's emergency order on March 23, 2020.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Patrick Kearney (D)*, Chris Hendricks (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5023 (on 09/06/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2005

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2005
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H2005.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
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
H5023	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
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
S1230	Expanding whistleblower protections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1464	To protect youth from the health risks of sugary drinks	Accompanied a new draft, see S2781	Similar To
S1521	Relative to liability protection for disaster volunteers	Accompanied a study order, see S2692	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1897	Providing financial relief to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2695	Relative to pharmaceutical access, costs and transparency	No further action taken	Similar To
S613	Protecting research animals	Accompanied H901	Similar To

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