Statement on Municipal Employees’ Paid Sick Leave

The following is a statement from Senate President Karen E. Spilka and House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano.

“Our municipal employees, including our teachers and first responders, have been essential to the state’s COVID-19 response. We were disappointed to see Governor Baker’s amendment to exclude them from paid sick leave benefits. The House and the Senate continue to believe that paid sick leave will protect our communities by preventing the further spread of COVID-19, and our municipal employees deserve the same access to it as other workers. We are committed to returning this legislation back to the Governor’s desk with municipal employees included.”