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HERO Act

Honoring, Empowering, & Recognizing Our Servicemembers & Veterans.

Ensuring that veterans and their families get the services they need, the benefits they earned, and the respect they deserve.

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A New Era For Veterans

Improving Veteran Services in Over 30 Ways

This landmark legislation will increase benefits, modernize services, and promote inclusivity for veterans and their families. Key provisions include expanding access to behavioral health treatment, increasing benefits for disabled veterans, supporting businesses that hire veterans, and more.

Watch the HERO Act Signing

Join us online as Governor Healey signs the historic HERO Act in front of veterans, active servicemembers and their families, our partners, advocates, and community leaders who helped make the HERO Act possible.

Read the HERO Act

Click here to read the official version of the HERO Act (M.G.L. Chapter 178. Acts 2024).

Veteran Workplace Notice

The HERO requires that every employer in Massachusetts with more than 50 full-time employees must post this notice in a conspicuous location in the workplace accessible to employees, and must distribute the notice to each employee at the start of employment and on an annual basis.

Download Veteran Workplace Notice

Need Assistance Navigating Your Massachusetts Veteran Benefits?

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