MA S1158

Bill

MA S1158

Relative to the hospitality comeback

Introduced
03/29/2021

In Committee
03/29/2021

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

192nd General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to the hospitality comeback. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill aims to provide job protections for laid-off hospitality workers in Massachusetts. It requires hotel employers with 50 or more guest rooms or over $5 million in gross receipts in 2019 to offer available positions to previously laid-off workers who are qualified, based on their length of service. The bill gives laid-off workers a right to accept or decline these offers and provides them with a legal recourse if the law is violated. It also prohibits employers from retaliating against workers for asserting their rights under the law. The Attorney General is tasked with implementing and enforcing the law's provisions. Additionally, the bill requires municipalities that have accepted the law to report on its effectiveness and the continued need for such protections by March 1, 2023.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (11)

Joseph Boncore (D)*, Nick Collins (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Adam Hinds (D), David LeBoeuf (D), Eric Lesser (D), Patrick O'Connor (R), Maria Robinson (D), Walter Timilty (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2691 (on 02/14/2022)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1158

(12 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1158
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/192/S1158.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1950	Relative to wage transparency	Accompanied a new draft, see S2721	Similar To
H1956	Relative to the hospitality comeback	Accompanied a study order, see H5023	Similar To
H1984	Relative to defense against abusive waivers	Accompanied S1164	Similar To
H2540	Requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers	No further action taken	Similar To
H3642	To aid military service members in finding civilian employment	No further action taken	Similar To
H3702	Providing for Massachusetts COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 16 of the Acts of 2021	Similar To
S1188	Encouraging employer integrity in hiring	Accompanied a study order, see S2691	Similar To
S1621	Relative to emergency hazard health duty	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1908	Relative to reducing recidivism and employment discrimination against released prisoners	Accompanied a study order, see H5250	Similar To
S2401	Providing COVID-19 emergency financial relief for veterans	Accompanied a study order, see S2680	Similar To
S2516	Mitigating COVID-19 transmission among children and families	Accompanied a study order, see S2756	Similar To
S2691	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to employee benefits and rights and employer obligations	Discharged to the committee on Senate Rules	Replaced by

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