Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2109 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 656 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2109
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Kenneth I. Gordon
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 :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/10/2025 1 of 2
17	17	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 656 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
18	18	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2109
19	19	By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2109) of
20	20	Kenneth I. Gordon relative to the definitions of covered business entities and covered contract
21	21	workers under paid family medical leave. Labor and Workforce Development.
22	22	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
23	23	_______________
24	24	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
25	25	(2025-2026)
26	26	_______________
27	27	An Act amending the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law definitions of a covered
28	28	business entity and a covered contract worker.
29	29	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
30	30	of the same, as follows:
31	31	1 Section 1 of chapter 175M of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the
32	32	2definition of “Covered business entity” as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, in lines 24
33	33	3through 27, and inserting in place thereof the following: -
34	34	4 “Covered business entity”, a business or trade whose workforce is comprised of 50 per
35	35	5cent or more individuals that it contracts with or receives services from who are not employees
36	36	6under the test set forth in section 2 of chapter 151A of the General Laws.
37	37	7 And by striking out the definition of “Covered contract worker” as so appearing, in lines
38	38	828 through 32, and inserting in place thereof the following: -
39	39	9 “Covered contract worker”, an individual who is not an employee under the test set forth
40	40	10in section 2 of chapter 151A of the General Laws and for whom an employer or covered business 2 of 2
41	41	11entity is required to remit contributions to the Family and Employment Security Trust Fund
42	42	12pursuant to section 6.