An Act providing for a COVID-19 retirement credit to essential first responders employees

This bill allows Massachusetts essential first responders and front-line healthcare workers to receive a retirement credit for their service during the COVID-19 state of emergency. The credit adds time to an employee's age or years of service, which can increase their future retirement benefits under the state pension system. While the state retirement system automatically applies this credit, individual cities, towns, and local agencies must vote to adopt it before their eligible employees can receive the benefit.