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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3833 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2155
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Alice Hanlon Peisch
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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 providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Alice Hanlon Peisch14th Norfolk1/17/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3833 FILED ON: 1/17/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2155
By Representative Peisch of Wellesley, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2155) of
Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to providing for the self-certification of family or medical leave
benefits for small businesses. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1933 OF 2023-2024.]
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 providing for the self-certification of benefits for small businesses.
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 11 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting the following subsection:-
3 (f) An employer with not more than twenty-five employees shall be permitted to submit
4a private plan subject to the requirements of subsection (a)(1) of this section to the department
5directly; provided further, said employer shall be exempt from the requirements set forth in
6subsection (a)(2)(i) and (a)(2)(iii) of this section.