HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 686 FILED ON: 1/14/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1591
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bruce J. Ayers, (BY REQUEST)
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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 amending MGL Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2017, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to include protections in hiring processes for individuals who suffer a miscarriage.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Arlyn Singletary | 60 Bates Ave Apt 1, Quincy, MA 02169 | 1/14/2019 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 686 FILED ON: 1/14/2019
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1591
By Mr. Ayers of Quincy (by request), a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1591) of Arlyn Singletary relative to protections in hiring processes for individuals who suffer miscarriages. Labor and Workforce Development. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)
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An Act amending MGL Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2017, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, to include protections in hiring processes for individuals who suffer a miscarriage.
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 2 of Chapter 54 of the General Laws, as appearing in the Official Acts of 2017, shall hereby be amended by inserting the following immediately following item (v): “(vi) deny an employment opportunity to an employee if the denial is based on a condition related to the person’s pregnancy, including, but not limited to, a miscarriage”