HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 876        FILED ON: 1/28/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2593

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Tackey Chan

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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 relative to public employees performing core functions.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/20/2021

David Holway

National Association of Government Employees, 159 Burgin Parkway, Quincy, MA 02169

1/28/2021

James M. Murphy

4th Norfolk

2/19/2021

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

2/22/2021

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/26/2021

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

2/26/2021

Tram T. Nguyen

18th Essex

3/4/2021

Edward F. Coppinger

10th Suffolk

3/4/2021

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

3/4/2021

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

3rd Berkshire

3/5/2021

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

3/5/2021

Jon Santiago

9th Suffolk

3/5/2021

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

3/5/2021

Peter Capano

11th Essex

3/5/2021

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

3/5/2021

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

3/10/2021

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

3/15/2021

David Biele

4th Suffolk

3/15/2021

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

3/15/2021

Thomas M. Stanley

9th Middlesex

3/15/2021

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

3/19/2021

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

3/24/2021

Jessica Ann Giannino

16th Suffolk

3/25/2021

Maria Duaime Robinson

6th Middlesex

4/2/2021

Walter F. Timilty

Norfolk, Bristol and Plymouth

4/2/2021

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

5/12/2021


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 876        FILED ON: 1/28/2021

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2593

By Mr. Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2593) of Tackey Chan and others relative to state employees performing core function during the Massachusetts state emergency related to COVID-19 emergency declaration.  Public Service.

 

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 4631 OF 2019-2020.]

 

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 relative to public employees performing core functions.

 

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. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, any employee of the Commonwealth or its political subdivisions who was required to work during the Massachusetts state emergency related to COVID 19 declared on March 11, and required to report to a work location outside of their home, shall be compensated retroactively at a rate of one and a half times their regular rate of pay for every day that they were required to report to work for the duration of the state emergency, or in lieu of compensation an employee may, at their discretion, receive one half day of compensatory leave for each day, or portion thereof worked during the duration of the state emergency.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.