Bill > H4104

This bill establishes a special sick leave bank for Daniel Yender, an employee of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT). Under this legislation, other MassDOT employees can voluntarily donate one or more of their sick, personal, or vacation days to create a pool of leave time that Yender can use during a period of extended illness or disability. The bill specifies that if Yender either leaves MassDOT or requests to end the sick leave bank, any remaining donated days will be transferred to the department's extended illness leave bank. Importantly, the donated sick leave days can only be used for absences directly related to the specific illness or disability that prompted the creation of this special sick leave bank, as determined by MassDOT. The bill is characterized as an emergency law, suggesting there is an urgent need to provide this support to the employee. This type of legislation allows employees to support a colleague facing significant medical challenges by sharing their own paid leave time.