The women's bar association
Legislative Priorities
Addresses gaps in current law that leave victims of abusive behavior vulnerable and at risk at work.
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.
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.
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).
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.
