S 1375

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 508  FILED ON: 1/13/2025
  SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1375
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  PRESENTED BY:
  Bruce E. Tarr
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
        Court assembled:
        The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
  An Act to preserve employer autonomy.
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  PETITION OF:
NAME:  DISTRICT/ADDRESS:
Bruce E. Tarr  First Essex and Middlesex
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  SENATE DOCKET, NO. 508  FILED ON: 1/13/2025
       SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1375
     By Mr. Tarr, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1375) of Bruce E. Tarr for legislation
     to preserve employer autonomy relative to employee leave. Labor and Workforce Development.
  The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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  In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
  (2025-2026)
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     An Act to preserve employer autonomy.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
     of the same, as follows:
 1  SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 175M of the General Laws is hereby amended by
 2   removing the words “6 month” in subsection (c) and replacing it with the words “3 months”.
 3  SECTION 2. Section 9 of chapter 175M of the General Laws is hereby amended by
 4   removing the word “presumed” in subsection (c).
 5  SECTION 3. Section 9 of chapter 175M of the General Laws is hereby amended by
 6   removing the following words in subsection (c). “Such presumption shall be rebutted only by
 7   clear and convincing evidence that such employer's action was not retaliation against the
 8   employee and that the employer had sufficient independent justification for taking such action
 9   and would have in fact taken such action in the same manner and at the same time the action was
10   taken, regardless of the employee's use of leave, restoration to a position or participation in
11   proceedings or inquiries as described in this subsection.”
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