{"id":"AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts; General Court (program administered by the Executive Office for Administration and Finance; Department of Family and Medical Leave)","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE","eco":"","issuer":"Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Baker May 28, 2021","authority":"St. 2021, c. 16","instrument":"Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, An Act providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave","title":"COVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave: every employer shall provide up to 40 hours of paid leave for COVID-19 illness, quarantine, vaccination and care of family members","dateIssued":"2021-05-28","effective":"2021-06-07 (ten days after enactment)","end":"§ 11: \u0027September 30, 2021, whichever first occurs\u0027 (or exhaustion of the fund); extended to April 1, 2022 by Chapter 55 of the Acts of 2021 (Ex. 042)","startDate":"2021-06-07","endDate":"2021-09-30","quarters":["2021Q2","2021Q3"],"types":["EMP","QUAR","VAX"],"addressees":["every employer with employees in Massachusetts (private and public)"],"clause":"SECTION 10. (a)(1) Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, as a result of the outbreak of the 2019 novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, as of the effective date of this section, an employer shall provide, subject to section 11, COVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave to its employees pursuant to paragraph (3) who are absent from and are unable to work pursuant to subsection (b).... (3) An employer shall provide the following amount of leave... (i) an employee who works 40 hours or more per week shall be provided 40 hours of COVID-19 Massachusetts emergency paid sick leave.","enforcement":"§ 10(f)-(g): retaliation prohibited; enforcement under M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C and § 150 (Attorney General; civil action)","functions":["WF workforce availability","HR leave administration, notice and posting","OP payroll and reimbursement claims"],"notes":"A universal Massachusetts employer mandate in force on every day of 2021 Q3.","sourceUrl":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/SessionLaws/Acts/2021/Chapter16","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":182734,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE","url":"/library/AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009","citation":"Massachusetts General Court; approved by Governor Baker May 28, 2021, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021, An Act providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave (May 28, 2021) (Ex. AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE-009)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":[]}