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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Resolve S.1293 194th (Current)

Resolve establishing a special commission on paid family and medical leave for public employees

By Ms. Comerford, a petition (accompanied by resolve, Senate, No. 1293) of Joanne M. Comerford for legislation to establish a special commission on paid family and medical leave for public employees. Labor and Workforce Development.

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Bill Information

Presenter:
Joanne M. Comerford
Status:
Referred to Senate Committee on Ways and Means
Most employees in the Commonwealth are eligible for up to 26 weeks of combined family and medical leave each year through Massachusetts' Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. However, because PFML is funded through employer and employee contributions, the law does not require municipalities or school districts to participate. This bill establishes a commission to study and make recommendations on how to extend and fund PFML for all public employees. The bill lays out the commission's membership, requires the commission to hold at least 3 public hearings throughout the Commonwealth, and tasks the commission with studying the socio-economic impacts of extending PFML to all public employees and with making recommendations for how to fund and implement universal PFML.
* The bill summary was created by the Primary Sponsor of the bill; no committee of the General Court certifies the accuracy of its contents.

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