Code of Massachusetts Regulations
940 CMR - OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Title 940 CMR 33.00 - Earned Sick Time
Section 33.01 - Purpose, Scope and Other General Provisions
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) Purpose. To clarify practices and policies in the administration and enforcement of the Earned Sick Time Law, M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C.
(2) Scope. 940 CMR 33.00 applies to all employers with employees eligible to accrue and use earned sick time and all employees of those employers in accordance with M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C.
(3) Interaction with State and Federal Leave Laws. The time off provided by M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C, may run concurrently with time off provided by the Family Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq., the Massachusetts Parental Leave Act, M.G.L. c. 149, § 105D, the Massachusetts Domestic Violence Leave Act, M.G.L. c. 149, § 52E, the Small Necessities Leave Act, M.G.L. c. 149, § 52D, and other leave laws that may allow employees to make concurrent use of leave for the same purposes as M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C. Employees may choose to use, or employers may require employees to use, concurrent earned paid sick time, as provided under M.G.L. c. 149, § 148C, to receive pay when taking other statutorily-authorized leave that would otherwise be unpaid.