Massachusetts Legislative Update
February 2022
State Unveils New Stretch and Opt-In Energy Codes The Department of Energy Resources has released draft proposals for a redraft of the current stretch energy code and a new opt-in energy code that were required to be developed by the 2021 Climate Act. These new codes represent a policy to shift the heating for residential […]
Massachusetts Legislative Update
January 2022
Legislature Passes $4 billion in American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) Spending Package The Massachusetts House and Senate recently agreed on a spending plan that allocates almost $4 billion of the $7 billion received from the federal government as part of the American Recovery Plan Act. The bill signed by the Governor includes $115 million for […]
Massachusetts Legislative Update
June 2021
State Mandates New Covid Sick Leave Benefits Governor Baker recently signed into law a requirement that all employers in Massachusetts provide their employees with up to 40 hours of separate sick leave benefits to cover the need to obtain health care for the treatment of Covid-19. The law also makes employees eligible for this new […]
Massachusetts Legislative Update
June 2018
State News: Mass. Legislature Passed and Gov. Baker Signed “Grand Bargain” The legislation addressed the many issues that have been raised by the proponents of three ballot questions that had been scheduled to appear on the November general election ballot. The questions sought to: a) increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by January […]