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100

Are employees who are part of Union 4 entitled to Catastrophic leave

No

100

Are domestic partners covered under sick leave?

Yes.

100

What types of workers are covered by CBA Unit 1?

NAGE Administrative Personnel

100

Do full-time and part-time employees earn sick time at the same or different hourly rate? 


Same

200

Which Unit receives 84 hours of paid leave for the birth, adoption, or placement of a child?

Unit 11 Firefighters.

200

For Unit 1 - Is caring for Grandparents covered under sick leave?

Yes.

200

Which bargaining unit is comprised of professional healthcare personnel, including nurses?

MNA Unit 7

200

Which agency or Secretariat has bargaining units represented with letters rather than numbers? Hint: the bargaining units are Units A, B, C, D, and E.

 Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)  

300

What did we just cover that was unique to State Troopers, part of unit 5A?

Their REGM leave entitlement is per child not per event, which means they receive 20 paid days for twins.

300

Which Massachusetts Department has employees covered by CBAs with unique provisions that require working with their HR personnel to review?

MassDOT

300

Are employees covered by CBAs for Correction Officers, State Troopers and Fire Fighters entitled to Catastrophic Leave?

No,

300

In most CBAs,  which Article covers leaves of absence?

Article 8.

400

Which Units split REGM time with their spouse if they both work for the Executive Department?

Units 4-MCOFU, 4A-NEPBA, 5-COPS, 5A-SPAM

400

Regarding family members, some CBAs use the term "a relative living in the immediate household". What kind of non-familial relationship does this include?

Domestic Partners

400

Which agency or Secretariat allows for more than one instance of Catastrophic Leave?

Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT)

400

Which bargaining units are represented by SEIU Local 509, short for the Service Employees International Union, Local Chapter 509?

 Units 8 and 10