Bill > H2178

This bill amends Section 27H of Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws to expand the existing prevailing wage requirements to include security guard services. Specifically, the bill modifies language in two places to add "security guard services" alongside existing provisions for cleaning and maintenance services. A prevailing wage law typically requires workers on certain public works projects or government-funded contracts to be paid the standard wage rate for their occupation in a specific geographic area, which helps ensure fair compensation and prevent undercutting of local labor standards. By explicitly including security guard services in this statute, the bill ensures that security officers working on qualifying public contracts will be compensated at a rate consistent with local market standards for similar work. The amendment appears to be a technical change that broadens the scope of existing labor protections to explicitly cover security personnel, who may have been previously omitted from such wage requirements.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2178