Bill > S1369

This bill makes two key changes to Section 148 of Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws regarding wage payment for employees of nonprofit higher education institutions. First, the bill explicitly includes employees of nonprofit colleges and universities within the existing labor regulations, specifically extending the current agricultural worker wage protections to these educational institution employees. Second, the bill provides legal immunity to nonprofit higher education institutions for any wage payment claims filed on or after July 1, 2024, that allege the institution violated wage payment timing requirements by paying employees on a monthly basis. This means that nonprofit colleges and universities would be protected from civil liability if they choose to pay their employees monthly, even if such payment schedule might have previously been considered a technical violation of the existing wage payment laws. The bill appears aimed at providing clarity and legal protection for nonprofit educational institutions' payroll practices.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/S1369