Bill > H3771

This bill amends several existing laws to provide COVID-19 employer relief and establish a COVID-19 Massachusetts Emergency Paid Sick Leave program. Key provisions include: - Renaming the "solvency account" to the "COVID-19 employer relief account" within the Unemployment Compensation Fund. - Establishing a COVID-19 employer relief account to track COVID-19-related unemployment benefits and apply funds, including bond proceeds, to reduce the account balance. - Requiring employers to provide up to 40 hours of COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave to eligible employees, with the state reimbursing employers from a newly created fund. - Defining key terms like "employee," "employer," and "family member" for the emergency paid sick leave program. - Allowing the state to issue regulations and transfer up to $75 million in federal or state funds to the COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Fund to cover the program's costs. - Setting deadlines for the availability of the COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave based on the fund's balance. The bill aims to provide financial relief to employers and support workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic through these various legislative changes.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H3771