Bill > H1592

This bill amends Chapter 151B of the General Laws, which is the state's anti-discrimination law, to explicitly prohibit discrimination based on a person's known relationship or association with a handicapped individual. This means that employers or other entities covered by this law cannot discriminate against someone because they are friends with, married to, or otherwise associated with a person with a disability, even if the person themselves does not have a disability. The bill inserts this protection into various sections of the existing law that deal with discrimination, ensuring that this new protection is broadly applied.