Bill > H2978

This bill modifies existing Massachusetts law regarding accidental disability retirement for police officers and firefighters by adding a new provision that allows retroactive leave for officers who have been granted accidental disability retirement under specific conditions. Specifically, if a police officer or firefighter receives an accidental disability retirement through Section 7 of Chapter 32 (and this retirement is not based on certain presumptive medical conditions outlined in Sections 94, 94A, or 94B of Chapter 32), any absence from duty caused by the condition leading to their disability retirement will now be considered an official leave. If the officer was not previously granted leave for this absence, the bill requires that the leave be granted retroactively, and the employer must make corresponding adjustments to pay and personnel records. This change provides additional protection and administrative support for public safety workers who become disabled in the line of duty, ensuring they are not disadvantaged by the technical processing of their disability retirement.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2978