MA S1059

Bill

MA S1059

Relative to the payment of wages

Introduced
01/22/2019

In Committee
01/22/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the payment of wages. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 148 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws to allow employers to pay their employees weekly, biweekly, or semi-monthly, instead of just weekly or biweekly as previously required. This change provides employers with more flexibility in how they pay their workers while still ensuring employees are paid on a regular basis.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Viriato deMacedo (R),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2548 (on 02/20/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1059

(9 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1059
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1059.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1115	Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease	Accompanied a study order, see H5160	Similar To
H1618	Protecting workers' wages from arbitrary recoupment of overpayments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4170	Similar To
H1671	Relative to creating an opportunity wage for teens	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
H1695	Clarifying the payment of wages	Accompanied a study order, see H5123	Similar To
S1104	Relative to a prevailing wage for trash and recycling collectors, moving contractors, and motor bus pupil transporters	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1549	Allowing for payment in lieu of a disability allowance	Accompanied a study order, see S2545	Similar To
S1560	Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel	Accompanied H2173	Similar To
S2162	Providing for payment by the Commonwealth of wages for members of the United States Coast Guard during the shut-down, so-called, of the United States Government	Accompanied a study order, see S2551	Similar To
S2548	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative labor and workforce development laws and programs	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1115

Relative to the care and treatment of patients with mitochondrial disease

Accompanied a study order, see H5160

Similar To

H1618

Protecting workers' wages from arbitrary recoupment of overpayments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4170

Similar To

H1671

Relative to creating an opportunity wage for teens

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

H1695

Clarifying the payment of wages

Accompanied a study order, see H5123

Similar To

S1104

Relative to a prevailing wage for trash and recycling collectors, moving contractors, and motor bus pupil transporters

Accompanied a study order, see S2548

Similar To

S1549

Allowing for payment in lieu of a disability allowance

Accompanied a study order, see S2545

Similar To

S1560

Relative to the timely and consistent payment of law enforcement personnel

Accompanied H2173

Similar To

S2162

Providing for payment by the Commonwealth of wages for members of the United States Coast Guard during the shut-down, so-called, of the United States Government

Accompanied a study order, see S2551

Similar To

S2548

Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative labor and workforce development laws and programs

Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules

Replaced by

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