MA H1963

Bill

Relative to the payment of terminated employees

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to the payment of wages to terminated employees. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends state law to require employers to pay terminated employees on the next regularly scheduled pay period, which must be no more than two weeks from the date of termination. If the next regular pay period is greater than two weeks, the employer must issue payment prior to two weeks from the discharge date. If an employer does not comply with these provisions, they may face imprisonment of up to two and a half years and the employee may be entitled to treble damages. However, if an employer is under or considering bankruptcy protection, or anticipates going out of business prior to the next pay date, they must pay the employee on the date of discharge.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (1)

Shawn Dooley (R)*,

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see H5023 (on 09/06/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1963

(10 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1963
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/H1963.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H2582	Designating certain employees of the Massachusetts Department of Transportation to be in Group 2 of the contributory retirement system	Accompanied a study order, see H4960	Similar To
H3114	Relative to global positioning system technology and public employees	No further action taken	Similar To
H5023	Study Order	No further action taken	Replaced by
H561	Clarifying the rights of employees in education collaboratives	Accompanied a study order, see H5136	Similar To
S1159	Relative to a state minimum wage for municipal employees	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1160	To ensure paid family and medical leave benefits for municipal employees	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1230	Expanding whistleblower protections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1703	Relative to the divestment of state pension funds from nuclear weapons	Accompanied a study order, see S2679	Similar To
S2061	Relative to state contracting	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2087	To promote safety, efficiency and accountability in transportation projects through public inspections	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To

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