SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 26, the words “1099-MISC” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 1099-NEC, or successor form,
SECTION 2. Said section 1 of said chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by striking out, in line 30, the words “1099-MISC” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 1099-NEC, or successor form
SECTION 3. Subsection (e) of section 7 of said chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “occupation”, in line 93, the following words:- , race and ethnicity, primary language
SECTION X. Said subsection (e) of said section 7 of said chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the last sentence at the end of the second paragraph the following sentence:-
. The report shall also include details on the annual public education campaign conducted pursuant to subsection (f) of section 8 of this chapter, including, but not limited to, employer outreach efforts and materials, multilingual outreach materials and evidence of multimedia distribution.
SECTION 5. Said subsection (e) of said section 7 of said chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the end of the second paragraph the following paragraph:-
The department shall establish a publicly accessible online dashboard using updated reporting information on the program. The information in the dashboard shall include: (i) total number of claims filed; (ii) total number of eligible claims; (iii) total number of claims denied; (iv) claimant demographics by age, gender, average weekly wage, occupation and the type of leave taken; and (v) average weekly benefit amount paid for all claims and by category of leave. The dashboard shall be updated no less than quarterly.
SECTION 6. Subsection (f) of section 8 of said chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 60, the word “a” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- an annual
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