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Lobbyist disclosure reporting period:   07/01/2016 - 12/31/2016
Lobbyist name Elizabeth Toulan   
Business name Greater Boston Legal Services
Address 197 Friend Street   
City, state, zip code Boston, MA 02114         
Country US
Agent type Both
Phone 617-603-1626
 
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Advertising expenses $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Photocopies, scans $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Computer equipment, supplies $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Professional dues $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Fax charges $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Internet fees $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Legal fees $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Postage, shipping, delivery $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Office supplies, equipment $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Printing expenses $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Public relations expenses $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Rent $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Office and support staff salaries $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Professional subscriptions $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Taxes $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Telephone, cell phone, handheld $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Utilities (heat, water, electricity) $0.00
7/1/2016-12/31/2016 Other operating expenses $0.00
  Total operating expenses $0.00
 
Activities, Bill Numbers and Titles
Client: Greater Boston Legal Services
Total amount paid by client; lobbyist is unable to report compensation at activity level: $6,462.00
House / SenateBill Number or Agency NameBill title or activityAgent positionAmountDirect business association
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 13 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, to amend the state's minimum wage act so that no wage more than $1 per hour above the federal minimum wage rate shall be presumed oppressive or unreasonable if the employer provides family and medical leave as established under the bill. Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4296 An Act increasing injured workers' access to medical care and workers' compensation benefits Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 14 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, to amend the state's definition of an independent contractor to exclude certain artists, and freelance workers in the publishing industry if: the individual freely and voluntarily identifies, markets or promotes herself as a freelancer, as self-employed, or as a sole proprietor or an independent business; and controls and regularly negotiates the use of her intellectual property; and meets federal standards for the definition of an independent contractor. Oppose $0.00 N/A
House Bill 3770 An Act relative to the relief of mortgage debt Support $0.00 N/A
House Bill 4351 An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 15 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, to strike the bill in its entirety and substitutes a series of amendments to the state's unemployment insurance statute limiting access to unemployment insurance benefits, and reducing the amount and duration of such benefits; to add a new section to the unemployment insurance statute providing for temporary caregiver benefits payable out of the unemployment insurance compensation fund, for up to 4 weeks per calendar year, for employees eligible for unemployment insurance benefits and benefits under the federal family and medical leave act, to bond with a newborn child or to care for certain defined family members; and to allow employers to waive federal family and medical leave act eligibility requirements as determined by Department of Unemployment Assistance. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 16 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Kathleen O'Connor Ives, to remove the words "employer and" from a provision in the bill referencing contributions to the state's family and employment security trust fund. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 7 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, to amend the state's unemployment insurance statute by reducing the amount of benefits an individual may receive by basing the unemployment insurance benefit on statewide, rather than regional, unemployment rates. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 9 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, directing the Secretary of the Commonwealth's Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development, in consultation with the Secretary of Housing and Economic Development, to conduct an economic impact analysis of the bill; altering the effective date of the bill to 60 days following the release and publication of the economic analysis. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 20 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Kathleen O'Connor Ives, to exempt from the bill employers from manufacturing and mining companies with 500 employees or less; and employers from non-manufacturing industries with $7.5 million in average annual receipts. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 2 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Michael F. Rush, adding to the leaves covered by the bill those related to military exigencies as defined by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 18 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Karen E. Spilka, to require independent contractors to pay program premiums for at least 2 consecutive quarters during the past 12 month base period prior to their benefit claim; to rewrite SECTION 7 of the bill in its entirety to require the department of family and medical leave to promulgate regulations no later than January 1, 2018, and makes the effective date of the law in general January 1, 2018. Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 1 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Michael O. Moore, expanding coverage of the state's minimum wage law to include all workers covered by the state's unemployment insurance law. Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 17 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Kathleen O'Connor Ives, to strike an entire section of the bill concerning contributions by employers, solely or jointly with employees, to the trust fund; strike the requirement that contributions be proportionate to the employee's salary, and that contributions be capped consistent with the federal cap on employee contributions to the social security trust fund. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 4 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, to change the installment payments corporations are required to make on estimated annual income taxes to 25% for each quarter instead of 40% for the 1st quarter, 25% each for the 2nd and 3rd quarters, and 10% for the 4th quarter; and to reduce the estimated taxes due for late payments of 1st quarter taxes from 65% to 50%; and to align the final quarter payment in such cases to 25%. Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 3 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Richard J. Ross, lowering the cost of filing a Limited Liability Corporation certificate of organization and annual report from $500 to $250 for Limited Liability Corporations with six (6) or fewer employees. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 6 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, to expand the state's "safe harbor" for establishing a worker's status as an independent contractor based on level of compensation paid; or professional certification or licensure required or Federal Trade Commission franchise relationship; or degree of discretion or independence exercised; or ownership of work or copyright. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 10 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, limiting an employee's recovery under the bill of treble damages, attorneys' fees and litigation costs to an employer's willful violation of various wage laws. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2447 An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 11 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Kathleen O'Connor Ives, to remove the word "employer" from the bill's definition of "contributions." Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 1024 An Act to establish a living wage for employees of big box retail stores and fast food chains Support $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 5 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz, to add bereavement leave as a qualifying leave under the bill. Neutral $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 8 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Cynthia S. Creem, to add the definition of small business employer (one with 8 or fewer persons in its employ) to the definitions under the bill; to limit family leave to 8 weeks maximum, and disability leave to 14 weeks maximum; and total of all leaves to 14 weeks in a benefit year; and adjust the required contributions from small business employers and employees proportionately based on the reduced duration of benefits. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 19 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Bruce E. Tarr, to makes program participation optional with voluntary payments. Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2446 Senate amendment number 12 to SB2446, An Act establishing a family and medical leave and temporary disability leave insurance program, filed by Senator Kathleen O'Connor Ives, to remove the word "employer" from the bill's definition of "premium." Oppose $0.00 N/A
Senate Bill 2405 An Act improving vocational training opportunities for unemployed workers Support $0.00 N/A
    Total amount $0.00  
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
No meals, travel, or entertainment expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Additional Expenses
No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
 
Campaign Contributions
No campaign contributions were filed for this disclosure reporting period.
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