SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1249 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 58
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Mark C. Montigny
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the passage of the accompanying:
An Act requiring equal benefits for all new mothers..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Mark C. Montigny |
[District]
|
Kay Khan | 11th Middlesex |
Kathi-Anne Reinstein | 16th Suffolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1249 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 58
By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 58) of Mark C. Montigny, Kay Khan and Kathi-Anne Reinstein for legislation to require equal benefits for all new mothers. Children, Families and Persons with Disabilities. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 57 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act requiring equal benefits for all new mothers..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 105D of chapter 149 of the 2004 Official Edition of the general laws is hereby amended by adding after the word "leave.", in line 13, the following language:-
"An employee on maternity leave for the adoption of a child shall be entitled to the same benefits offered by her employer as an employee on maternity leave for the birth of a child."
