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H2158 • 2025

An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in the Probate and Family Court

An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in the Probate and Family Court

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Sponsor
Adrianne Pusateri Ramos
Last action
2025-09-04
Official status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means
Effective date
Not listed

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An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in the Probate and Family Court

An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in the Probate and Family Court By Representative Ramos of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.

What This Bill Does

  • An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in the Probate and Family Court By Representative Ramos of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
  • 2158) of Adrianne Pusateri Ramos relative to leaves of absence of employees to appear before the Probate and Family Court.
  • Labor and Workforce Development.
  • Status: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

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Bill History

  1. 2025-09-04 House

    Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

  2. 2025-05-07 Joint

    Hearing scheduled for 05/13/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-1

  3. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development

  4. 2025-02-27 Senate

    Senate concurred

Official Summary Text

An Act relative to employee leave of absence to appear in the Probate and Family Court
By Representative Ramos of North Andover, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2158) of Adrianne Pusateri Ramos relative to leaves of absence of employees to appear before the Probate and Family Court. Labor and Workforce Development.
Status:
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

Current Bill Text

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Bill H.2158

Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by adding after section 52E the following section:-

Section 52F. (a) Notwithstanding any general or special law or rule or regulation to the contrary, an employee is entitled to take unpaid leave when necessary to appear in the Probate and Family Court, on all matters pertaining to their rights and duties as a parent or legal guardian, including but not limited to divorce, paternity, actions arising out of chapter 209c for custody-support-parenting time, and modifications or enforcement of all such actions.

(b) An employee may elect, or an employer may require the employee, to substitute any of the accrued paid vacation leave, personal leave, or medical or sick leave of the employee for any of the leave provided under this section, but nothing in this section shall require an employer to provide paid sick leave or paid medical leave in any situation in which the employer would not normally provide any such paid leave. Leave under this section may be taken intermittently or on a reduced leave schedule.

(c) If the necessity for leave under this section is foreseeable, the employee shall provide the employer with not less than seven days of notice before the date the leave is to begin. If the necessity for leave is not foreseeable, the employee shall provide such notice as is practicable.

(d) An employer may require that a request for leave under this section be supported by a certification issued at such time and in such manner as the attorney general may by regulation require.

(e) The attorney general shall enforce this section and may obtain injunctive or declaratory relief for this purpose. Violation of this section shall be subject to the second paragraph of section 150 and to section 180.

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