Bill > S1306

This bill modifies the definition of "Employee" in Massachusetts labor law (specifically chapter 150E) to expand collective bargaining rights for certain administrative employees in the Management Classification Series. Currently, some management-level employees are excluded from collective bargaining protections, but this bill introduces two key conditions under which these employees can now be covered: either the Department of Labor Relations must explicitly determine that a specific position's actual duties do not qualify as managerial, or there must be an existing agreement with the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit that covers similar types of work. Specifically, the bill applies to employees in the Management Classification Series below level M-VI, providing them with potential collective bargaining rights that they may have been previously denied. The goal appears to be ensuring that administrative employees who are not truly in high-level management positions have the opportunity to negotiate workplace terms and conditions collectively.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1306