MA Earned Sick Time Draft Regulations & Notice of Hearings Schedule
Last fall, via ballot initiative, the citizens of our Commonwealth approved an Earned Sick Time law. This law impacts all employers in the Commonwealth from large to small and goes into effect July 1st, 2015.
You can read the original ballot question here: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/ele14/pip144.htm
Read a good explanation of the law here:
The Attorney General just released draft regulations for the implementation of the law, and announced dates for a listening tour and public hearings.
MALC will be weighing in on these regulations and we encourage others to do so as well.
Friday, April 24, 2015 5:31 PM
Earned Sick Time Draft Regulations & Hearings Schedule
The Attorney General’s Office this afternoon submitted proposed regulations 940 CMR 33.00 governing the application of the Earned Sick Time Law, M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C. The AGO’s designated Earned Sick Time website with initial materials is now live at http://www.mass.gov/ago/earnedsicktime.
Anyone with questions about the law and draft regulations can email earnedsicktime@state.ma.us. We will continue to add FAQs, multilingual content, and other information in the coming days.
Below is a list of nine listening sessions and public hearings to be held between May 8 and June 5 in Boston, Brockton, Fall River, Framingham, Lowell, Pittsfield, Salem, Springfield, and Worcester. Interested parties can now submit comments on the proposed regulations at AGOregulations@state.ma.us.
Listening Sessions:
Brockton Earned Sick Time Listening Session
Brockton Public Library
304 Main Street, Brockton, MA 02301
Friday, May 8, 2015
10:00am-1:00pm
Salem Earned Sick Time Listening Session
City Hall Annex Building, 3rd Floor Conference room
120 Washington Street, Salem, MA
Monday, May 11, 2015
10:00am-1:00pm
Lowell Earned Sick Time Listening Session
Lowell Federal Building
50 Kearney Square, Lowell, MA
Friday, May 15, 2015
10:00am-1:00pm
Public Hearings:
Boston Earned Sick Time Public Hearing
Saltonstall Building, 2nd floor Conference Rooms C & D
100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA
Monday, May 18, 2015
10:00am-1:00pm
Framingham Earned Sick Time Public Hearing
Framingham Town Hall, Memorial Building, Ablondi Room
150 Concord Street, Framingham, MA 01702
Friday, May 22,2015
10:00am-1:00pm
Springfield Earned Sick Time Public Hearing
1350 Main Street – 3rd Floor Community Room
Friday, May 29, 2015
10:30am-1:30pm
Pittsfield Earned Sick Time Public Hearing
Pittsfield City Hall – Council Chambers
70 Allen Street, Pittsfield, MA
Friday, May 29, 2015
10:00am-1:00pm
Fall River Earned Sick Time Public Hearing
Fall River City Hall: 1 Government Center – The Hearing Room
1 Government Center, Fall River, MA 02722
Monday, June 1, 2015
1:30pm-4:30pm
Worcester Earned Sick Time Public Hearing
Location: Main Library- Saxe Room
(3 Salem Square, Worcester, MA 01608)
Friday, June 5, 2015
10:00am-1:00pm