An Act exempting visiting trainees from certain employment requirements

This bill exempts certain foreign trainees from Massachusetts employment requirements during their temporary U.S. training stays. It specifically applies to nonresident aliens in F, J, M, or Q visa categories who are temporarily present for training purposes under U.S. immigration law. The law amends two sections of Massachusetts General Laws to exclude these individuals from the definition of "covered individual" under state employment regulations. As a result, participating trainees and their Massachusetts employers are no longer subject to certain state employment rules for the duration of their approved training program.