We strongly supported a proposed change to the state’s Fair Employment Practices Act which would have expanded the definition of “employee” to cover a wider breadth of working personnel, including a protection for “domestic workers” who are currently exempted within the statute. This bill died in committee.
Expanding FEPA Definition of Employee (H 5927)
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Representative Teresa Tanzi
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