HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1778        FILED ON: 2/11/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2044

 

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 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

2/11/2021

Marcos A. Devers

16th Essex

2/11/2021

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/12/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

2/23/2021

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

2/24/2021

Michael S. Day

31st Middlesex

2/25/2021

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

2/25/2021

Susan L. Moran

Plymouth and Barnstable

2/26/2021

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

2/26/2021

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/26/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/26/2021

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/26/2021

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

2/26/2021

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

2/26/2021

Nika C. Elugardo

15th Suffolk

2/26/2021

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

3/5/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

3/3/2021

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

3/3/2021

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

3/8/2021

John H. Rogers

12th Norfolk

3/8/2021

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

3/15/2021

Steven G. Xiarhos

5th Barnstable

3/22/2021

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

3/29/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

4/2/2021

Mary S. Keefe

15th Worcester

4/2/2021

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

4/15/2021

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

5/10/2021

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

5/23/2021

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

5/26/2021

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

1/21/2022


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1778        FILED ON: 2/11/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2044

By Mr. Rogers of Cambridge, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2044) of David M. Rogers and others relative to 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-Second General Court
(2021-2022)

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An Act to ensure 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 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 2. 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.