HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2359        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1681

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

David M. Rogers

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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 to ensure minimum wage and paid family and medical leave benefits for municipal employees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/17/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/25/2019

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

1/25/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

1/28/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/30/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

1/31/2019

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

1/31/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/31/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Denise C. Garlick

13th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Liz Miranda

5th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2359        FILED ON: 1/17/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1681

By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1681) of David M. Rogers and others relative to minimum wage and paid family and medical leave benefits for municipal employees.  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 to ensure minimum wage and paid family and medical leave benefits for municipal employees.

 

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 1 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word “It”, in line 1, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27C of chapter 29 or any other general or special law to the contrary, it.

SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting before the word “employer”, in line 2, the following words:- public or private.

SECTION 3. Section 1 of chapter 175M of the General Laws as inserted by Section 29 of Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking the definition of “employer” and inserting the following:-

“Employer”, shall have the same meaning as provided in subsection (i) of section 1 of chapter 151A; provided, however, that an individual employer shall be determined by the Federal Employer Identification Number; provided further, that the department of early education and care shall be deemed the employer of family child care providers, as defined in subsection (a) of section 17 of chapter 15D; provided further, that the PCA quality home care workforce council established in section 71 of chapter 118E shall be the employer of personal care attendants, as defined in section 70 of said chapter 118E; provided further, that any employer not subject to this chapter may become a covered employer under this chapter by notifying the department of family and medical leave and completing the procedure established by the department; and provided further, that a municipality, district, political subdivision or its instrumentalities shall be subject to this chapter.

SECTION 4. Section 10 of chapter 175M of the General Laws as inserted by Section 29 of Chapter 121 of the Acts of 2018 is hereby amended by striking out said Section 10 in its entirety.