Looking forward: The millionaire’s tax in a post-pandemic Mass.
SEN. ADAM HINDS, D-Pittsfield SEN. ADAM HINDS, D-Pittsfield
Published: 3/15/2021 7:58:15 PM
BOSTON – As Massachusetts residents and legislators continue to acclimate to the new normal in the year since the pandemic started, some are turning their attention back to a hot topic that has been debated for years – the “millionaire’s tax.”
The proposal for a state constitutional amendment that would impose a 4% surtax on income exceeding $1 million, also known as the Fair Share Amendment and Proposition 80, passed through the Massachusetts House and Senate during the last legislative session and, if approved again, will be decided on the November 2022 ballot.
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On March 5, 2021, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruled in
DeWeese-Boyd v. Gordon College, et. al. that an associate professor at a private, Christian liberal arts college did not constitute a ministerial employee and could pursue claims against the college under various Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws. The decision has far-reaching implications for religious employers in Massachusetts, as the SJC significantly narrowed the application of the so-called ministerial exception to Massachusetts anti-discrimination laws and clarified that not all educators at religious institutions qualify as ministers under the law.
In
DeWeese-Boyd, the plaintiff, a tenured Associate Professor at Gordon College (the “College”), alleged that the College discriminated against her on the basis of her association with LGBTQ+ persons, and retaliated against her for speaking out against the College’s policies and practices related to individuals who identif