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Introduced
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
In Committee
01/20/2015
01/20/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
07/31/2016
07/31/2016
Introduced Session
189th General Court
Bill Summary
For legislation to allow individuals to institute and prosecute a civil action for injunctive relief for violation of laws relative to meal breaks for employees. The Judiciary.
AI Summary
This bill proposes to amend Section 150 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, which pertains to meal breaks for employees, by inserting the figure "100" after the words "section 33E" on line 20. While the provided XML snippet focuses on this specific insertion, the government-provided summary indicates the broader intent of the legislation is to allow individuals to file civil lawsuits seeking injunctive relief, meaning court orders to stop a violation, for any breaches of laws concerning employee meal breaks, thereby establishing a private enforcement mechanism for these regulations.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (13)
Jay Livingstone (D)*,
Ruth Balser (D),
Nick Collins (D),
Marcos Devers (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
Elizabeth Malia (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Tom Sannicandro (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a study order, see H4706 (on 10/24/2016)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1461 |
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1461 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1461.pdf |
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