Massachusetts 2023-2024 Regular Session

Massachusetts Senate Bill S1198 Compare Versions

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2	2	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1030 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
3	3	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1198
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Jason M. Lewis
8	8	_________________
9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act amending the Massachusetts paid family medical leave law definitions of a covered
13	13	business entity and a covered contract worker.
14	14	_______________
15	15	PETITION OF:
16	16	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Jason M. LewisFifth MiddlesexLydia EdwardsThird Suffolk2/13/2023James B. EldridgeMiddlesex and Worcester2/17/2023Paul R. FeeneyBristol and Norfolk3/6/2023 1 of 2
17	17	SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1030 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
18	18	SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1198
19	19	By Mr. Lewis, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1198) of Jason M. Lewis, Lydia
20	20	Edwards, James B. Eldridge and Paul R. Feeney for legislation to amend the Massachusetts Paid
21	21	Family Medical Leave law definitions of a covered business entity and a covered contract
22	22	worker. Labor and Workforce Development.
23	23	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
24	24	_______________
25	25	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
26	26	(2023-2024)
27	27	_______________
28	28	An Act amending the Massachusetts paid family medical leave law definitions of a covered
29	29	business entity and a covered contract worker.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
31	31	of the same, as follows:
32	32	1 SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 175M of the General Laws is hereby amended by
33	33	2striking out the definition of “Covered business entity” as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition,
34	34	3at lines 24 through 27, and inserting in place thereof the following:-
35	35	4 “Covered business entity”, a business or trade whose workforce is comprised of 50 per
36	36	5cent or more individuals that it contracts with or receives services from who are not employees
37	37	6under the test set forth in section 2 of chapter 151A of the General Laws.
38	38	7 And by striking out the definition of “Covered contract worker” as so appearing, at lines
39	39	828 through 32, and inserting in place thereof the following:-
40	40	9 “Covered contract worker”, an individual who is not an employee under the test set forth
41	41	10in section 2 of chapter 151A of the General Laws and for whom an employer or covered business 2 of 2
42	42	11entity is required to remit contributions to the Family and Employment Security Trust Fund
43	43	12pursuant to section 6.