Bill > H2940

This bill modifies Chapter 41, Section 111F of Massachusetts law to provide additional protections for police officers and firefighters who have been granted an accidental disability retirement. Specifically, the bill ensures that if an officer or firefighter receives an accidental disability retirement under Section 7 of Chapter 32 (and this retirement is not based on specific presumptions in other sections), any absence from duty related to the condition that led to their disability retirement will be considered an official leave of absence. If the officer or firefighter had not previously been granted such leave, the bill allows for retroactive leave to be granted, with the employer required to make corresponding adjustments to pay and personnel records. This provision appears designed to protect public safety workers by ensuring they are not penalized for absences directly related to a work-connected disability, and provides a mechanism for retroactively addressing administrative leave status for those who have been medically disabled in the line of duty.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2940