MA H1693

Bill

MA H1693

Relative to employee references

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to employee reference liability. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to provide employers with absolute immunity from civil liability when disclosing certain information about current or former employees to prospective employers. The covered information includes employment dates, pay level, job description, wage history, written performance evaluations, and the nature of the employee's separation. The immunity applies to causes of action accruing on or after the effective date of the bill.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Jon Zlotnik (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5123 (on 11/10/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1693

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1693
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H1693.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1048	Reducing the costs for small business	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1552	Relative to limited civil liability for sports officials	Accompanied a study order, see H5081	Similar To
H1624	Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1763	Relative to municipal deposits	Referred to the Joint Committee on Financial Services	Similar To
H2093	To require liability insurance for gun ownership	Accompanied a study order, see H5117	Similar To
H2684	Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H2685	Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3929	Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county	New draft substituted, see H5210	Similar To
H4061	Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H4097	Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020	Similar To
H5123	Study Order - contracts and employment	Discharged to the committee on House Rules	Replaced by
H904	Relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H98	Relative to family day care disclosures	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1048

Reducing the costs for small business

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1552

Relative to limited civil liability for sports officials

Accompanied a study order, see H5081

Similar To

H1624

Relative to prohibit contract provisions requiring subcontractors to assume liability for negligence of others

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H1763

Relative to municipal deposits

Referred to the Joint Committee on Financial Services

Similar To

H2093

To require liability insurance for gun ownership

Accompanied a study order, see H5117

Similar To

H2684

Reducing filing fees for single member LLCs

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H2685

Reducing certificate of organization fees for limited liability companies

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3929

Relative to the unfunded pension liability for retired sheriff’s department employees in Barnstable county

New draft substituted, see H5210

Similar To

H4061

Funding the town of Hanover's Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 44 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H4097

Relative to the funding of the Other Post-Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund in the Town of Uxbridge

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 7 of the Acts of 2020

Similar To

H5123

Study Order - contracts and employment

Discharged to the committee on House Rules

Replaced by

H904

Relative to civil liability for improper flood hazard determinations

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H98

Relative to family day care disclosures

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

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Sponsors (1)

Last Action

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