The women's bar association
2020 Legislative Priorities
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.
The DAWA will protect employees by safeguarding and maintaining their rights to seek redress in court under Massachusetts law in cases of discrimination, nonpayment, retaliation and sexual harassment.
Would provide additional job-protected paid sick time for employees not covered by the federal Families First paid sick time provisions. It would provide employees with additional sick days equal to the same amount of time that they would normally be scheduled to work in a 14-day period (10 days for full-time employees).
Ensuring the composition of any public board/commission is no more than half members of one gender.
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.
Would create a 23-member Commission that would consist of maternal health experts, elected officials, members of racial justice organizations, healthcare providers and others to make recommendations to the Governor and legislature.
This bill would require employers with six or more employees and labor organizations to provide sexual harassment prevention training to employees within six months of hire date, and on an annual basis thereafter.
An act removing obstacles and expanding access to women's reproductive health.
