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Small Necessities Leave
State: Massachusetts
Subject: Small Necessities Leave, Job-Protected Leave
Statute/Code Cite: Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149. Sec. 52D
Summary:
Workers employed by businesses with 50 or more employees are entitled to 24 hours of
leave annually to participate in their child’s school activities or to accompany a child or
elderly relative to medical or dental appointments.
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