2017 Legislative Priorities
An Act Establishing the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, which amends MGL §4, ch.151B to cover women (pregnant & nursing) who need minor accommodations.
An Act Establishing a Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program, which would make employees eligible for job-protected paid leave to recover from a serious illness or injury, to care for a seriously ill or injured family member, or to care for a new child.
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation (MLAC) Budget Line Item 0321-1600: FY2018 budget funding of $23M, which would fund legal services, the Battered Women’s Legal Assistance Project, a program for advocacy for Medicare advocacy and a Disability Benefits Project.
An Act Relative to Advancing Contraception Coverage and Economic Security, which would protect and expand access to contraceptives by requiring insurers in Massachusetts to cover all FDA-approved contraceptive methods without cost-sharing, including coverage of OTC contraceptives without a prescription.
An Act to Lift the Cap on Kids, which would repeal the Family Cap - a law which denies TAFDC cash assistance to a child born after the family first received TAFDC and currently excludes 9,500 children from their families’ cash assistance.
An Act to Protect Girls from Genital Mutilation, which would establish a community outreach and education program, a civil remedy for victims, and a crime of FGM of a child.
