Source: https://www.nutter.com/trending-newsroom-publications-Massachusetts-Publishes-Final-Regulations-on-New-Earned-Sick-Time-Law-06-23-2015
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 14:31:47+00:00

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On June 19, 2015, the Massachusetts Attorney General posted on her office's website final regulations relating to the Commonwealth's recently-enacted Earned Sick Time Law.1 A copy of the new regulations is here.
This new guidance reflects extensive public input on the draft regulations proposed by the Attorney General in April of this year. Like the underlying statute, the regulations take effect on July 1, 2015.
Key parts of the Earned Sick Time Law already have received considerable attention. Anyone working primarily in Massachusetts (except for certain students and trainees) becomes eligible for earned sick time by performing services for a private sector employer for wage, remuneration, or other compensation. One hour of sick time will accrue for every 30 hours worked, up to a cap of 40 hours of sick time per benefit year. Ninety days after their first day of work, employees will be able to use the sick time for any purpose authorized by the statute.2 And employers with eleven or more employees will have to pay the employee during the time off.
Employers must post a notice of the Earned Sick Time Law prepared by the Attorney General in a conspicuous place in every location where eligible employees work.15 A copy of the notice is here.
1 See 940 C.M.R. 33.00; M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C.
2 The sick time may be used for (a) care for the employee's child, spouse, parent, or parent of a spouse suffering from a physical or mental illness, injury, or medical condition that requires home care, professional medical diagnosis or care, or preventative medical care; (b) care for the employee's own physical or mental illness, injury, or medical condition that requires home care, professional medical diagnosis or care, or preventative medical care; (c) attend a routine medical appointment or a routine medical appointment for the employee's child, spouse, parent, or parent of spouse; (d) address the psychological, physical or legal effects of domestic violence; or (e) travel to and from an appointment, a pharmacy, or other location related to the purpose for which the time was taken. See 940 C.M.R. § 33.02 (adding an implicit fifth category to the four sets of circumstances set forth in M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C(c)).
3 940 C.M.R. § 33.01(3).
4 940 C.M.R. § 33.03(14).
5 940 C.M.R. § 33.05.
6 940 C.M.R. § 33.03(8).
7 940 C.M.R. § 33.03(9).
8 940 C.M.R. § 33.03(10).
9 940 C.M.R. § 33.03(14).
10 940 C.M.R. § 33.06.
11 940 C.M.R. § 33.03(24).
12 940 C.M.R. § 33.07(1).
13 940 C.M.R. § 33.07(5).
14 940 C.M.R. § 33.03(36).
15 940 C.M.R. § 33.09(3).
16 940 C.M.R. § 33.09(4).

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