Bill > H2148

This bill proposes an exemption to prevailing wage requirements for workers involved in constructing health care facilities or other public health projects. Specifically, the bill would modify Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws by adding a new section (Section 27I) that allows wages for construction work on health care facilities and public health projects to be exempt from the standard prevailing wage provisions (sections 26 through 27C). A "health care facility" is defined elsewhere in Massachusetts law (section 25B of chapter 111), and the commissioner of public health would have the authority to determine which additional public health projects qualify for this wage exemption. This means that contractors working on these types of projects would not be required to pay workers the standard prevailing wage rates typically mandated for public construction projects, which could potentially reduce construction costs for health care and public health infrastructure.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2148