Budget Amendment ID: FY2022-S3-141

OTH 141

Employee Liaison; Mediation and Conflict Resolution Training

Ms. DiZoglio moved that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section 63 the following section:-

SECTION XX. Chapter 3 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2018 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following section:-

Section XX. (a) There shall be for each branch of the general court an independent officer who shall serve as representative regarding employment matters, including, but not limited to, compensation, benefits, work environment, hours, position title, position duties and responsibilities, performance reviews, and employer-initiated termination of employment, at the request of any employee of the respective branch before any and all persons authorized and empowered to make employment-related decisions which may affect the employee. The officer shall represent the concerns of the employee anonymously unless expressly authorized by the employee and may present aggregated anonymized data to the office of human resources for the respective branch in such officer's discretion.

(b) The offices of human resources of the senate and the house of representatives shall provide or otherwise make available mediation and conflict resolution training to all managers and supervisors of legislative employees.