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Transit advocates push employer pretax commuter benefits to reduce driving and emissions
5571348 · May 13, 2025
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Transportation advocates urged the committee to require employers with 50+ employees to offer pretax commuter benefits up to federal limits, saying the policy increases transit ridership and reduces emissions.
Pete Wilson, senior policy director at T for Mass, told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development that House Bill 21-53 and Senate Bill 13-45 would require employers with 50 or more employees to offer pretax transportation benefits up to the federal tax-code maximum.
Wilson said pretax…
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