Bill > S1251

This bill aims to address wage theft and due process by amending the existing laws in Massachusetts. The key provisions include: 1. Allowing the use of the existing citation process in Section 27C of Chapter 149 as an alternative to initiating proceedings related to violations of specific wage and hour laws. 2. Increasing the maximum penalty for an employer who commits wage theft, as defined in Section 148E, to $25,000. 3. Introducing new sections (148E to 148I) that define "wage theft," require employers to provide written notice of certain employment information to employees, authorize the use of stop work orders for wage theft violations, establish a Wage Theft Compensation Trust Fund, and provide a civil action process for wage theft violations. 4. Amending Section 150C to allow for civil citations or orders, in addition to the existing $1,000 penalty, for violations. 5. Superseding any municipal ordinances regarding wage and hour laws. 6. Establishing an effective date of July 1, 2021.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1251