SENATE DOCKET, NO. 840 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 92
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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 adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act requiring equal benefits for all new mothers.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Mark C. Montigny | Second Bristol and Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 840 FILED ON: 1/15/2015
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 92
By Mr. Montigny, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 92) of Mark C. Montigny 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. 58 OF 2013-2014.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Eighty-Ninth General Court
(2015-2016)
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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 105D of chapter 149 of the 2012 Official Edition of the general laws is hereby amended by adding after the period in line 14, 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."