MA H3963

Bill

MA H3963

Relative to wage transparency

Introduced
07/01/2019

In Committee
07/03/2019

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

191st General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to wage transparency. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws by requiring employers that are covered under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act to provide the pay scale for a particular employment position to an applicant for that position or an employee currently holding that position upon a reasonable request. The "pay scale" refers to the salary or hourly wage range for the position, and a "reasonable request" means a request made by an applicant after an initial interview or by an employee regarding their current position.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (11)

Bruce Ayers (D), Josh Cutler (D), Mindy Domb (D), William Driscoll Jr. (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Jim Hawkins (D), Stephen Hay (D), Kay Khan (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Denise Provost (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see H4464 (on 02/27/2020)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3963

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3963
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3963.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1599	Relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H1618	Protecting workers' wages from arbitrary recoupment of overpayments	Accompanied a new draft, see H4170	Similar To
H3742	Authorizing the town of Plymouth to continue employment of G. Edward Bradley	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2019	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
H4464	Relative to wage transparency	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling	Replaced by
S1087	Raising employment and combating opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER)	Accompanied a study order, see S2550	Similar To
S1097	Relative to fair hiring practices	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1112	To enhance employment opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see S2548	Similar To
S1119	Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients	Accompanied a new draft, see S2637	Similar To
S1585	Authorizing the town of Groveland to continue the employment of Joseph Santapaola as Fire Lieutenant/EMT	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2019	Similar To
S2336	Relative to state employment postings	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2401	Protecting injured workers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1599

Relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth

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

Similar To

H1618

Protecting workers' wages from arbitrary recoupment of overpayments

Accompanied a new draft, see H4170

Similar To

H3742

Authorizing the town of Plymouth to continue employment of G. Edward Bradley

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 59 of the Acts of 2019

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

H4464

Relative to wage transparency

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling

Replaced by

S1087

Raising employment and combating opioids through vocational education and rehabilitation (RECOVER)

Accompanied a study order, see S2550

Similar To

S1097

Relative to fair hiring practices

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

Similar To

S1112

To enhance employment opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see S2548

Similar To

S1119

Relative to employment protections for medical marijuana patients

Accompanied a new draft, see S2637

Similar To

S1585

Authorizing the town of Groveland to continue the employment of Joseph Santapaola as Fire Lieutenant/EMT

Signed by the Governor, Chapter 29 of the Acts of 2019

Similar To

S2336

Relative to state employment postings

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

Similar To

S2401

Protecting injured workers

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

Similar To

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Last Action

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