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Introduced
02/16/2023
02/16/2023
In Committee
01/16/2024
01/16/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2024
12/31/2024
Introduced Session
193rd General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to protect injured workers. Labor and Workforce Development.
AI Summary
This bill aims to protect injured workers in Massachusetts. It has several key provisions:
1. It requires the Department of Labor and Workforce Development to promptly investigate workers' compensation claims, regardless of whether the case is open or active.
2. It expands the penalties for employers who retaliate against workers for exercising their rights under workers' compensation laws, including by falsely denying an employment relationship or that an injury was work-related. It creates a rebuttable presumption of unlawful retaliation if adverse action is taken against a worker within 90 days of them exercising their rights.
3. It allows workers who experience unlawful retaliation to file a civil lawsuit and recover treble damages, as well as other remedies like injunctive relief and punitive damages.
4. It requires employers to provide workers with a notice about their rights and protections under the workers' compensation law, in English and other languages.
5. It clarifies that "earnings" for the purposes of workers' compensation benefits includes any wages the employer was legally required to pay the worker, even if the employer failed to do so.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (52)
Tram Nguyen (D)*,
James Arena-Derosa (D),
Shirley Arriaga (D),
John Barrett (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
Dan Cahill (D),
Pete Capano (D),
Tackey Chan (D),
Mike Connolly (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Carol Doherty (D),
Mindy Domb (D),
Dan Donahue (D),
Paul Donato (D),
William Driscoll Jr. (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Brandy Fluker Fluker-Reid (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Judith García (D),
Denise Garlick (D),
Colleen Garry (D),
Carmine Gentile (D),
Jim Hawkins (D),
Chris Hendricks (D),
Russell Holmes (D),
Kevin Honan (D),
Vanna Howard (D),
Patrick Kearney (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Kay Khan (D),
David LeBoeuf (D),
Jack Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Adrian Madaro (D),
Rita Mendes (D),
Joan Meschino (D),
Sam Montaño (D),
Brian Murray (D),
Steve Owens (D),
Becca Rausch (D),
Dave Robertson (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Lindsay Sabadosa (D),
Margaret Scarsdale (D),
Dan Sena (D),
Priscila Sousa (D),
Tom Stanley (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Erika Uyterhoeven (D),
Andy Vargas (D),
Tommy Vitolo (D),
Last Action
No further action taken (on 12/31/2024)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1927 |
| BillText | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/H1927.pdf |
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