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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 prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability. Labor and Workforce Development.
AI Summary
This bill aims to prevent wage theft and increase employer accountability by establishing new definitions for "person," "employer," and "employee," and by introducing provisions for joint and several liability in labor contracting and subcontracting. Specifically, a "lead company" (a business that obtains workers through a labor contractor or subcontractor) will share legal responsibility for wage and hour violations committed by these contractors or subcontractors for all workers supplied to them. The bill also empowers the Attorney General or the director of the department of unemployment assistance to issue "stop work orders" against businesses violating labor laws, requiring them to cease operations until the violation is corrected, with provisions for employee compensation during the shutdown. Furthermore, it allows the Attorney General to bring civil actions on behalf of employees for violations, potentially resulting in treble damages for employees and covering litigation costs and attorney fees for the state.
Committee Categories
Labor and Employment
Sponsors (78)
Kate Hogan (D)*,
Aaron Michlewitz (D)*,
Ruth Balser (D),
Christine Barber (D),
Jennifer Benson (D),
Michael Brady (D),
Paul Brodeur (D),
Tony Cabral (D),
Thomas Calter (D),
Gailanne Cariddi (D),
Evandro Carvalho (D),
Tackey Chan (D),
Nick Collins (D),
Brendan Crighton (D),
Claire Cronin (D),
Daniel Cullinane (D),
Mark Cusack (D),
Josh Cutler (D),
Marjorie Decker (D),
Marcos Devers (D),
Stephen DiNatale (D),
Diana Dizoglio (D),
Dan Donahue (D),
Michelle DuBois (D),
James Dwyer (D),
Carolyn Dykema (D),
Jamie Eldridge (D),
Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D),
Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D),
Linda Forry (D),
Sean Garballey (D),
Denise Garlick (D),
Anne Gobi (D),
Thomas Golden (D),
Ken Gordon (D),
Danielle Gregoire (D),
Pat Haddad (D),
Jonathan Hecht (D),
Kevin Honan (D),
Dan Hunt (D),
Louis Kafka (D),
Jay Kaufman (D),
Mary Keefe (D),
Kay Khan (D),
Peter Kocot (D),
Robert Koczera (D),
Barbara L'Italien (D),
John Lawn (D),
Jason Lewis (D),
David Linsky (D),
Jay Livingstone (D),
Timothy Madden (D),
John Mahoney (D),
Elizabeth Malia (D),
Paul Mark (D),
Joe McGonagle (D),
Paul McMurtry (D),
James Miceli (D),
Mike Moore (D),
Frank Moran (D),
Harold Naughton (D),
Jim O'Day (D),
Marc Pacheco (D),
Denise Provost (D),
Dave Rogers (D),
Jeff Roy (D),
Danny Ryan (D),
Tom Sannicandro (D),
Frank Smizik (D),
Theodore Speliotis (D),
Benjamin Swan (D),
Timothy Toomey (D),
Steve Ultrino (D),
Aaron Vega (D),
John Velis (D),
RoseLee Vincent (D),
Chris Walsh (D),
Daniel Wolf (D),
Last Action
Accompanied a new draft, see S2207 (on 04/07/2016)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/House/H1748 |
| State Bill Page | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1748 |
| Bill | https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H1748.pdf |
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