Bill > S1062

This bill amends existing Massachusetts law to address wage theft and due process. Key provisions include: 1. Allowing the Attorney General to issue stop work orders against employers found to be engaging in wage theft, with an opportunity for the employer to appeal. 2. Establishing a Wage Theft Compensation Trust Fund administered by the Attorney General to provide compensation to workers owed wages due to wage theft. 3. Allowing three or more current or former employees to bring a civil action for wage theft, with specific requirements around the demand for relief process and potential attorney's fees. 4. Increasing the maximum penalty for an employer who commits wage theft to $25,000. 5. Specifying that this state law supersedes any municipal ordinances regarding wage and hour laws. The bill is intended to strengthen protections for workers against wage theft and ensure due process for employers.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1062