H 1859 Massachusetts House · 193rd Legislature (2023-2024)

An Act relative to improving PFML data reporting

This bill requires the Massachusetts Department of Family and Medical Leave to update how it reports data to the Internal Revenue Service, specifically changing the tax form reference from 1099-MISC to 1099-NEC. It also mandates that future reports include additional demographic details such as race, ethnicity, and primary language, alongside information about public education campaigns. Furthermore, the legislation directs the department to create an online dashboard that updates at least quarterly with statistics on claims filed, eligibility, denials, and benefit amounts, broken down by age, gender, occupation, and leave type.
Bill status passed 3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Feb 2023
Senate Passage
Feb 2023
Governor
Introduced Feb 16, 2023 Last action Mar 4, 2024
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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
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Total actions
4
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Feb 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate concurred
upper
Feb 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
lower
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors

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