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This bill establishes the Massachusetts Smart Work Week Pilot, a two-year program run by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development to promote, incentivize, and study the impacts of a four-day work week. The bill defines a "four-day work week" as a meaningful reduction in actual work hours without any reduction in overall pay. The program will accept applications from qualifying employers in the state, with the goal of selecting a diverse group of participants. Qualifying employers that participate will develop and implement a plan to transition their employees to a four-day work week, and the state will collect data on the economic and social impacts through employee surveys, interviews, and other information. Additionally, the bill provides a tax credit against state income or excise tax for qualifying employers that participate in the pilot program for at least one year and submit a report on their transition to a four-day work week.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H4279