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Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development
An Act clarifying parental rights to unpaid leave
Bill S.1863
This bill addresses the recent Supreme Judicial court decision, The Global NAPS inc., which ruled that even though an employee asked and received permission for 10 weeks leave, the employee lost job protection. This bill requires the employer to inform the employee in writing that any weeks beyond the 8 weeks are not job protected, makes the law gender neutral, and clarifies other provisions.
An Act restoring fairness in the unemployment insurance law for workers in temporary jobs.
This bill will repeal the change to the UI law and restore the prior practice of the Division of Unemployment Assistance (DUA). Under prior law, DUA determined if a job had ended and awarded UI only if the individual was available for and actively seeking work and had not refused an offer of suitable work. This approach reaffirms UI’s purpose to provide income to enable an individual to find suitable, permanent work, while ensuring that only individuals who have no suitable work available to
An Act to prohibit restrictive employment covenants.
This bill would prohibit noncompete contracts (also known as a “covenants not to compete” or “non-competition contracts”) between employers and employees in Massachusetts. It would act prospectively.
An Act establishing paid sick days.
Bill S.930
This bill would provide 7 paid sick days per year for any illness, injury or health condition that requires staying home, or professional medical care, as well as attending routine medical appointments. This benefit would be available for an employee’s use, or for an employee to care for his/her child, spouse, parent, or parent of spouse.
