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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1063 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1888
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth I. Gordon
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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 improving the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/11/2023James C. Arena-DeRosa8th Middlesex1/24/2023Peter Capano11th Essex1/24/2023Mindy Domb3rd Hampshire1/24/2023Tram T. Nguyen18th Essex1/24/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/25/2023Steven Ultrino33rd Middlesex1/25/2023David Paul Linsky5th Middlesex1/25/2023Susannah M. Whipps2nd Franklin1/25/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/25/2023Jack Patrick Lewis7th Middlesex1/25/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk1/26/2023Adrianne Pusateri Ramos14th Essex1/26/2023Jessica Ann Giannino16th Suffolk1/27/2023James K. Hawkins2nd Bristol1/27/2023Brian W. Murray10th Worcester1/29/2023Margaret R. Scarsdale1st Middlesex1/30/2023Sean Garballey23rd Middlesex1/31/2023 2 of 2
Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex2/1/2023Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk2/1/2023Jon Santiago9th Suffolk2/6/2023Adrian C. Madaro1st Suffolk2/6/2023Mary S. Keefe15th Worcester2/6/2023Frank A. Moran17th Essex2/7/2023Marc R. PachecoThird Bristol and Plymouth2/7/2023Kay Khan11th Middlesex2/8/2023Ruth B. Balser12th Middlesex2/8/2023Natalie M. Higgins4th Worcester2/9/2023Paul McMurtry11th Norfolk2/9/2023Christine P. Barber34th Middlesex2/9/2023Carmine Lawrence Gentile13th Middlesex2/9/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/11/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/13/2023Rob Consalvo14th Suffolk2/14/2023James Arciero2nd Middlesex2/15/2023David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex2/15/2023Jennifer Balinsky Armini8th Essex2/21/2023Rodney M. Elliott16th Middlesex2/22/2023Christopher Richard Flanagan1st Barnstable2/23/2023Vanna Howard17th Middlesex3/5/2023Rebecca L. RauschNorfolk, Worcester and Middlesex3/7/2023Christopher J. Worrell5th Suffolk3/8/2023Michael P. Kushmerek3rd Worcester3/9/2023 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1063 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1888
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1888) of
Kenneth I. Gordon and others relative to the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law.
Labor and Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to improving the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Subsection (c) of section 3 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as
2appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking clauses (i) and (ii) from the
3second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following three clauses after the colon
4appearing after the word "wage", at line 42:- (i) a temporary disability policy or program of an
5employer; (ii) a paid family, or medical leave policy of an employer; or (iii) a sick, vacation,
6personal time or other paid leave policy or program provided by the employer, including but not
7limited to any leave provided under a collective bargaining agreement.
8 SECTION 2. Subsection (a) of section 4 of chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby
9amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following paragraph:-
10 When an employee requests leave under this chapter, or when the employer acquires
11knowledge that an employee's leave may be for a qualifying reason under this chapter, the
12employer must notify the employee of the employee's eligibility to take paid leave under this 2 of 3
13chapter within five business days, absent extenuating circumstances, by giving the employee the
14appropriate leave certification form as designated by the department, in the primary language of
15the employee.
16 SECTION 3. Subsection (a) of Section 4 of said chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby
17amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph:-
18 When a covered contract worker requests leave under this chapter, or when the covered
19business entity acquires knowledge that a covered contractor worker’s leave may be for a
20qualifying reason under this chapter, the covered business entity must notify the worker of the
21worker’s eligibility to take leave under this chapter within five business days, absent extenuating
22circumstances, by giving the worker the appropriate leave certification form as designated by the
23department, in their primary language.
24 SECTION 4. Subsection (e) of section 7 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as so
25appearing, is hereby amended by striking clause (vii) from the first sentence in the second
26paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following clause at the end of clause (vi), on line
2792:-
28 (vii) overall claimant demographics by age, gender, race and ethnicity, the primary
29language of applicant, geography, average weekly wage, occupation, employment type (full or
30part-time or self-employed), and the type of leave taken;
31 And by striking the word “and” after the semicolon at the end of clause (xii), at line 100;
32 And by striking clause (xiii) and inserting in place thereof at the end of clause (xii), at
33line 100, the following:- 3 of 3
34 (xiii) the number of cases remaining open at the close of such year; (xiv) the number of
35businesses and total workforce headcount enrolled, and the number of businesses and total
36workforce headcount covered by private plans; and (xv) the length of time between a covered
37individual’s first day of leave and their first payment of benefits. Data in (ii) through (vi), (xi),
38and (xv) shall be disaggregated by age, gender, race and ethnicity, the primary language of the
39applicant, geography, average weekly wage, occupation, employment type, and the type of leave
40taken. Data in (iii) and (vi) shall be further disaggregated by the relationship between the
41claimant and family member. Data in (vi) shall be further disaggregated by year of birth or
42placement.