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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 657 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2110
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 improving the Massachusetts Paid Family Medical Leave Law.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/10/2025 1 of 3
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 657 FILED ON: 1/10/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2110
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2110) of
Kenneth I. Gordon relative to 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 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 (a) of section 4 of chapter 175M, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the second paragraph the following
3paragraph: -
4 When an employee requests leave under this chapter, or when the employer acquires
5knowledge that an employee's leave may be for a qualifying reason under this chapter, the
6employer must notify the employee of the employee's eligibility to take paid leave under this
7chapter within five business days by giving the employee the appropriate leave certification form
8as designated by the department and the written information outlined in the preceding paragraph.
9 SECTION 2. Said subsection (a) of Section 4 of said chapter 175M, as so appearing, is
10hereby amended by inserting after the third paragraph the following paragraph: -
11 When a covered contract worker requests leave under this chapter, or when the covered
12business entity acquires knowledge that a covered contractor worker’s leave may be for a 2 of 3
13qualifying reason under this chapter, the covered business entity must notify the worker of the
14worker’s eligibility to take leave under this chapter within five business days by giving the
15worker the appropriate leave certification form as designated by the department and the written
16information outlined in the preceding paragraph.
17 SECTION 3. Subsection (e) of section 7 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as so
18appearing, is hereby amended by inserting into clause (i) from the first sentence in the second
19paragraph after the word “eligible” in line 84 the following words: -
20 and ineligible
21 And by inserting at the end of clause (iv) from the first sentence in the second paragraph
22after the world “child” in line 89 the following words: -
23 by year of birth or placement
24 And by striking clause (vii) from the first sentence in the second paragraph in its entirety
25and inserting the following clause at the end of clause (vi), in line 91:-
26 (vii) eligible and ineligible claimant demographics for each type of leave by age, gender,
27race, ethnicity, primary language of the applicant, geography, average weekly wage, and
28occupation;
29 And by striking clauses (ix), (x), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) from the second paragraph in their
30entirety and inserting the following clauses at the end of clause (viii) in line 95: -
31 (ix) administrative reviews requested by ineligibility reason; (x) administrative reviews
32performed, by outcome; (xi) administrative appeal hearings, by outcome; (xii) average weekly
33benefit amount paid for all claims and by category of leave; (xiii) changes in the gross benefits 3 of 3
34paid compared to previous fiscal years; (xiv) processing times for initial claims processing,
35initial determinations, final decisions, and initial payment; (xv) average duration for cases
36completed; and (xvi) the number of cases remaining open at the close of such year; (xvii) the
37number of businesses and total workforce headcount enrolled; (xviii) number of businesses and
38total workforce headcount enrolled in private plans; and to the extent feasible (xix) private plan
39performance by the metrics in this subsection.
40 SECTION 4. Said subsection (e) of section 7 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as so
41appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting after the last sentence of the second paragraph
42the following sentence: -
43 The report shall also include details on the annual public education campaign conducted
44pursuant to subsection (f) of section 8 of this chapter including, but not limited to, employer,
45employee and cover contract worker outreach efforts and materials, multilingual outreach
46materials and evidence of multimedia distribution and reach.
47 Section 5. Subsection (f) of section 8 of chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby
48amended by striking out, in line 60, the word “a” and inserting the following words in place
49thereof: - an annual