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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 656 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2109
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 amending the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law definitions of a covered
business entity and a covered contract worker.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/10/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 656 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2109
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2109) of
Kenneth I. Gordon relative to the definitions of covered business entities and covered contract
workers under paid family medical leave. Labor and Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act amending the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law definitions of a covered
business entity and a covered contract worker.
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 of chapter 175M of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the
2definition of “Covered business entity” as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, in lines 24
3through 27, and inserting in place thereof the following: -
4 “Covered business entity”, a business or trade whose workforce is comprised of 50 per
5cent or more individuals that it contracts with or receives services from who are not employees
6under the test set forth in section 2 of chapter 151A of the General Laws.
7 And by striking out the definition of “Covered contract worker” as so appearing, in lines
828 through 32, and inserting in place thereof the following: -
9 “Covered contract worker”, an individual who is not an employee under the test set forth
10in section 2 of chapter 151A of the General Laws and for whom an employer or covered business 2 of 2
11entity is required to remit contributions to the Family and Employment Security Trust Fund
12pursuant to section 6.