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    • WBA Mission
    • Our Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • President’s Page
    • Advertising Opportunities
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Legislative Priorities

2023 Legislative Agenda
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Act Relative to Employment Protections for Victims of Abusive Behavior
Addresses gaps in current law that leave victims of abusive behavior vulnerable and at risk at work.
read more about Act Relative to Employment Protections for Victims of Abusive Behavior
Act Relative to Inmate Telephone Calls
Would end outrageously high prison phone call rates and would require that prison and jail phone calls be provided free of charge. Those who are incarcerated pay highly inflated rates for their phone calls.
read more about Act Relative to Inmate Telephone Calls
Act Relative to Wage Transparency
Bill requires salary range transparency. Disclosing salary ranges levels the playing field in negotiations, and helps applicants and employees detect and remedy any unjustified pay disparities.
read more about Act Relative to Wage Transparency
Act to Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty
In order to ensure that no family lives in deep poverty, this bill provides incremental annual increases so that TAFDC grant amounts eventually reach 50% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL).
read more about Act to Lift Kids Out of Deep Poverty
An Act Relative to Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services
read more about An Act Relative to Medicaid Coverage for Doula Services
Civil Legal Aid Funding
MLAC’s appropriation funds general support to civil legal aid programs as well as grants for legal assistance to domestic violence victims and Massachusetts residents eligible for federal disability benefits and Medicare.
read more about Civil Legal Aid Funding
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