MA S1168

Bill

Relative to compensation for paramedics and emergency medical technicians providing ambulance services during the COVID-19 Massachusetts state of emergency

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 relative to compensation for paramedics and emergency medical technicians providing ambulance services during the COVID-19 Massachusetts state of emergency. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill requires that paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) who staffed 911 ambulance response units in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 state of emergency be compensated at a rate 1.25 times their standard rate. The increased compensation is retroactive and will continue until the state of emergency ends or until May 31, 2021, whichever is later. The bill also provides a legal avenue for paramedics and EMTs to seek recourse if their employers improperly deny them the increased compensation.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Nick Collins (D)*,

Last Action

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

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1168

(31 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1168
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1168.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2055	Relative to compensation for paramedics and emergency medical technicians providing ambulance services during the COVID-19 Massachusetts State of Emergency	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H2763	Relative to injured correctional officers	No further action taken	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
H4121	An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic	Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )	Similar To
H4234	Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs	Reported by H4269	Similar To
H4345	Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects	Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )	Similar To
H4461	Relative to work and family mobility	Published as amended, see H4470	Similar To
H4470	Relative to work and family mobility	Reported by H4805	Similar To
H4945	FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE	Read for information and returned	Similar To
S1180	Relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1191	Relative to unemployment compensation and labor disputes	Accompanied a new draft, see S2817	Similar To
S1194	Relative to occupational presumption and 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
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1719	To preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018	Accompanied H2732	Similar To
S1771	Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1777	Relative to compensation for Captains in the Environmental Police	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	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
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
S2982	Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations	Reprinted, as amended, see S2985	Similar To
S2985	Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022	Similar To
S958	To protect the privacy of crime victims	Accompanied a study order, see S2665	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H2055

Relative to compensation for paramedics and emergency medical technicians providing ambulance services during the COVID-19 Massachusetts State of Emergency

Accompanied a study order, see H5023

Similar To

H2763

Relative to injured correctional officers

No further action taken

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

H4121

An Order to safeguard the health of House Members and employees during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

Adopted - 131 YEAS to 28 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 103 )

Similar To

H4234

Relative to immediate COVID-19 recovery needs

Reported by H4269

Similar To

H4345

Making appropriations for the fiscal year 2022 to provide for supplementing certain existing appropriations and for certain other activities and projects

Passed to be engrossed - 159 YEAS to 0 NAYS (See YEA and NAY No. 128 )

Similar To

H4461

Relative to work and family mobility

Published as amended, see H4470

Similar To

H4470

Relative to work and family mobility

Reported by H4805

Similar To

H4945

FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

Read for information and returned

Similar To

S1180

Relative to fairness in workers' compensation disfigurement benefits

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1191

Relative to unemployment compensation and labor disputes

Accompanied a new draft, see S2817

Similar To

S1194

Relative to occupational presumption and 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

S1621

Relative to emergency hazard health duty

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1719

To preserve the practice of including annual payments in lieu of vacation as regular compensation for current retirees and active retirement system members where such benefit existed as of May 2018

Accompanied H2732

Similar To

S1771

Relative to surviving family members of public emergency medical technicians

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S1777

Relative to compensation for Captains in the Environmental Police

Accompanied a study order, see S2679

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

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

S2982

Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations

Reprinted, as amended, see S2985

Similar To

S2985

Relative to extending certain state of emergency accommodations

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 107 of the Acts of 2022

Similar To

S958

To protect the privacy of crime victims

Accompanied a study order, see S2665

Similar To

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