MA S1008

Bill

MA S1008

Establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program

Introduced
04/15/2015

In Committee
04/15/2015

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation to establish a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill establishes a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program by amending existing Massachusetts General Laws. Specifically, it adds provisions to chapter 151B, making it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against an employee for exercising rights related to this new leave program or for participating in any related proceedings, such as filing a complaint or testifying. The bill also amends chapter 62 to clarify that any money received by an individual for temporary disability or family care leave under the new chapter 175K will be exempt from state income tax, meaning it will not be taxed. This aims to encourage the use of these important leave benefits by ensuring they are protected from employer retaliation and are not subject to taxation.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (45)

Karen Spilka (D)*, Ruth Balser (D), Mike Barrett (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Sonia Chang-Díaz (D), Cynthia Creem (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Benjamin Downing (D), Michelle DuBois (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Lori Ehrlich (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Linda Forry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Carlos González (D), Ken Gordon (D), Danielle Gregoire (D), Paul Heroux (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Louis Kafka (D), Mary Keefe (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Thomas McGee (D), Mark Montigny (D), Mike Moore (D), Frank Moran (D), Jim O'Day (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), Danny Ryan (D), Tom Stanley (D), Benjamin Swan (D), James Timilty (D), Timothy Toomey (D), James Welch (D), Daniel Wolf (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4351 (on 05/31/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1008

(15 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location	Created
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1008	04/16/2015
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/S1008.pdf	04/16/2015

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H3024	Relative to implementing the Massachusetts yellow dot program	Amendment adopted (as recommended by the House committee on Ways and Means), see H4722	Similar To
H4351	Establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program	New draft substituted, see S2446	Replaced by
H84	To provide a pilot program for low interest loans to families with a child suffering from a terminal illness	Accompanied a study order, see H4623	Similar To
S1377	Relative to eligibility for state group health insurance	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2446	Establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program	Reprinted, as amended, see S2477	Similar To
S406	Relative to plastic bag reduction	Accompanied a new draft, see H4168	Similar To
S467	An act relative to wastewater facilities	Accompanied a study order, see S2380	Similar To
S526	Relative to executive compensation for mutual companies	Accompanied a study order, see S2318	Similar To
S530	Relative to group market plans for automobile and homeowners insurance	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S531	Relative to special insurance brokers	Accompanied a study order, see S2318	Similar To
S624	Relative to transparency in hospital margins	Accompanied a study order, see S2356	Similar To
S634	To address the lack of sex-specific data in Massachusetts	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
S659	Resolve providing for an investigation and study by a special commission relative to a more robust public higher education oversight structure	Accompanied a new draft, see S2102	Similar To
S962	Relative to social media privacy protection	Accompanied a new draft, see S2034	Similar To
S993	Relative to employee benefits reporting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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