AN ACT RELATIVE TO THE PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE PROGRAM
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to modify the paid family and medical leave program, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.
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 3 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in lines 43 and 44, the words “or (ii) a paid family, or medical leave policy of an employer” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- (ii) a paid family or medical leave policy of an employer; or (iii) any accrued sick or vacation pay or other paid leave provided under an employer policy, including, but not limited to, any leave provided under a collective bargaining agreement.
SECTION 2. Section 1 shall take effect for claims filed on or after November 1, 2023.
Approved, October 17, 2023.