Veterans' benefits and services notice; creation and distribution; contents; applicability

Section 2E. (a) The secretary, in consultation with the secretary of labor and workforce development, shall create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services notice. (b) The veterans' benefits and services notice shall include information regarding the services and resources available to veterans, including, but not limited to: (i) contact and website information for the executive office of veterans' services and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; (ii) substance abuse and mental health treatment resources; (iii) educational, workforce and training resources; (iv) tax benefits resources; (v) information about obtaining a veteran indicator on a state driver's license or identification card; (vi) information about eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits under state and federal law; (vii) legal services resources; and (viii) contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Crisis Line. (c) Every employer in the commonwealth with more than 50 full-time employees shall post the notice created pursuant to subsection (a) in a conspicuous location in the workplace accessible to employees and shall distribute the notice to each employee at the start of employment and on an annual basis.

Section 2E. (a) The secretary, in consultation with the secretary of labor and workforce development, shall create and distribute a veterans' benefits and services notice.

(b) The veterans' benefits and services notice shall include information regarding the services and resources available to veterans, including, but not limited to: (i) contact and website information for the executive office of veterans' services and the United States Department of Veterans Affairs; (ii) substance abuse and mental health treatment resources; (iii) educational, workforce and training resources; (iv) tax benefits resources; (v) information about obtaining a veteran indicator on a state driver's license or identification card; (vi) information about eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits under state and federal law; (vii) legal services resources; and (viii) contact information for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Crisis Line.

(c) Every employer in the commonwealth with more than 50 full-time employees shall post the notice created pursuant to subsection (a) in a conspicuous location in the workplace accessible to employees and shall distribute the notice to each employee at the start of employment and on an annual basis.