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Advocates press committee to strengthen paid family and medical leave access, notice and data reporting
Summary
Advocates, legal services groups and workers urged the committee to advance bills (S.1351 / H.2110 and related fixes) to require employer notice at time of leave request, expand demographic reporting and correct definition issues that deny benefits to some contract workers.
Advocates, community groups and legal-aid attorneys told the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development that Massachusetts’ Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program needs technical fixes to improve access and equity.
Molly Weston Williamson of the Center for American Progress and David McKenna of Greater Boston Legal Services urged passage of Senate Bill 13 51 and House Bill 2,110, which would require employers to provide PFML notice and an application packet at the time an employee requests leave, not only at hiring. McKenna said Greater Boston Legal Services will train constituent-service staff this summer to help residents navigate the…
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