MA H4605

Bill

MA H4605

Labor and Workforce Development

Introduced
09/12/2016

In Committee
09/12/2016

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
07/31/2016

Introduced Session

189th General Court

Bill Summary

Labor and Workforce Development

AI Summary

This bill authorizes the committee on Labor and Workforce Development to conduct an investigation and study of numerous Senate and House documents related to labor and workforce development during a recess of the General Court, which is the legislative body of Massachusetts. The committee is tasked with reporting its findings and any legislative recommendations, along with proposed bills, to the Clerk of the House of Representatives by December 31, 2016.

Sponsors (0)

No sponsors listed

Other Sponsors (1)

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development (Joint)

Last Action

Discharged to the committee on House Rules (on 09/12/2016)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4605

(75 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4605
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/189/H4605.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1682	Relative to discrimination in the workplace	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1688	Relative to black Friday retail hours	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1692	Relative to binding arbitration	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1696	Relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1702	Relative to the tipped minimum wage	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1706	Relative to the joint labor management committee	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1708	Establishing just schedules for employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1709	Relative to child labor law	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1710	Relative to clarifying the reporting of record keeping requirements	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1711	Relative to the definition of 'part-time'	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1713	Promoting community on-the-job training for youths	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1719	Relative to the prohibition of noncompetition agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1720	Relative to the notification of large job layoffs	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1722	Relative to Willingness to Work Requirements for Unemployment Benefits	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1729	Requiring registration at one stop career centers	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1730	Relative to employer retirement contribution tranches	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1732	Providing a Safe Harbor for Contractors of Services	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1734	Relative to increasing penalties to employers who employ illegal immigrants	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1735	To increase the minimum wage for private sector human service workers	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1737	Ensuring an adequate living wage	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1738	To examine Massachusetts unemployment insurance rate-setting system	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1741	To Create a Workers’ Compensation Classification for Reinforcing Steel	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1742	Regulating Chapter 136	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1744	Regarding a grace period for new employers	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1745	To overhaul the QUEST system	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1754	Removing the Barrier to Self-Employment for Contractors of Services	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1755	To clarify the definition of independent contractor	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1761	Relative to the prohibition of noncompetition agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1762	Creating a living wage for employees and contracted employees of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1763	Amending the independent contractor statute	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1770	To provide unemployment benefits to laid off employees of educational institutions	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1772	Relative to consumers and workers	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1779	To Clarify the Personnel Records Statute	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1780	Clarifying the Payment of Wages	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1782	Relative to employee references	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H1783	Relative to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H3262	Relative to the payment of terminated employees	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H3263	Relative to unemployment insurance notices	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H3581	Relative to the prevailing wage in the town of Chatham	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H3663	Relative to the development of certain land in the town of Orleans	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H3765	Relative to workers' compensation	New draft substituted, see H3972	Similar To
H3812	Promoting job training in the commonwealth	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means	Similar To
H3813	Protecting wages of employees who receive wages through an electronic wage card	Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules	Similar To
H3943	Relative to the underground economy	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
H4053	Relative to au pairs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1002	To enhance employment opportunities	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1006	To promote consistency and transparency in construction contracting	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1009	To promote employer sponsorship of health care	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1010	Recognizing the independence of franchise operators	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1011	To ensure fairness in the disability adjudication process	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1012	Relative to terms of employment	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1013	Providing a safe harbor for contractors of services	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1014	Improving unemployment insurance	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1015	Relative to a worker documentation certification program	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1016	Relative to unemployment insurance reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1020	Relative to equity in the workplace	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S169	To protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S1980	Establishing a Commonwealth citizen service initiative	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2023	Relative to private construction contracts.	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S955	Relative to the payment of wages	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S957	Relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S960	Ensuring uniformity in education discrimination complaint procedures	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S961	Relative to municipal unemployment insurance reform	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S963	Regarding treble damages	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S964	Relative to the payment of wages	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S965	Relative to unemployment insurance	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S973	Establishing fair scheduling for employees in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S977	Providing for the protection of emergency responders from dismissal	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S979	Relative to seasonal employment	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S982	Relative to the tipped minimum wage	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S987	Ensuring an adequate living wage	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S988	Relative to electrical panels and workplace safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S991	Relative to fair hiring practices	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S996	To improve the Commonwealth's economy with a strong minimum wage	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces
S998	Relative to consumers and workers	Accompanied a study order, see H4605	Replaces

Bill

Bill Name

Last Action

Type

H1682

Relative to discrimination in the workplace

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1688

Relative to black Friday retail hours

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1692

Relative to binding arbitration

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1696

Relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1702

Relative to the tipped minimum wage

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1706

Relative to the joint labor management committee

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1708

Establishing just schedules for employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1709

Relative to child labor law

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1710

Relative to clarifying the reporting of record keeping requirements

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1711

Relative to the definition of 'part-time'

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1713

Promoting community on-the-job training for youths

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1719

Relative to the prohibition of noncompetition agreements

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1720

Relative to the notification of large job layoffs

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1722

Relative to Willingness to Work Requirements for Unemployment Benefits

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1729

Requiring registration at one stop career centers

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1730

Relative to employer retirement contribution tranches

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1732

Providing a Safe Harbor for Contractors of Services

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1734

Relative to increasing penalties to employers who employ illegal immigrants

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1735

To increase the minimum wage for private sector human service workers

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1737

Ensuring an adequate living wage

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1738

To examine Massachusetts unemployment insurance rate-setting system

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1741

To Create a Workers’ Compensation Classification for Reinforcing Steel

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1742

Regulating Chapter 136

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1744

Regarding a grace period for new employers

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1745

To overhaul the QUEST system

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1754

Removing the Barrier to Self-Employment for Contractors of Services

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1755

To clarify the definition of independent contractor

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1761

Relative to the prohibition of noncompetition agreements

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1762

Creating a living wage for employees and contracted employees of the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1763

Amending the independent contractor statute

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1770

To provide unemployment benefits to laid off employees of educational institutions

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1772

Relative to consumers and workers

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1779

To Clarify the Personnel Records Statute

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1780

Clarifying the Payment of Wages

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1782

Relative to employee references

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H1783

Relative to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H3262

Relative to the payment of terminated employees

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H3263

Relative to unemployment insurance notices

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H3581

Relative to the prevailing wage in the town of Chatham

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H3663

Relative to the development of certain land in the town of Orleans

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H3765

Relative to workers' compensation

New draft substituted, see H3972

Similar To

H3812

Promoting job training in the commonwealth

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means

Similar To

H3813

Protecting wages of employees who receive wages through an electronic wage card

Read; and referred to the committee on Senate Rules

Similar To

H3943

Relative to the underground economy

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

H4053

Relative to au pairs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1002

To enhance employment opportunities

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1006

To promote consistency and transparency in construction contracting

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1009

To promote employer sponsorship of health care

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1010

Recognizing the independence of franchise operators

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1011

To ensure fairness in the disability adjudication process

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1012

Relative to terms of employment

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1013

Providing a safe harbor for contractors of services

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1014

Improving unemployment insurance

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1015

Relative to a worker documentation certification program

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1016

Relative to unemployment insurance reform

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1020

Relative to equity in the workplace

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S169

To protect trade secrets and eliminate non-compete agreements

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S1980

Establishing a Commonwealth citizen service initiative

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S2023

Relative to private construction contracts.

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means

Similar To

S955

Relative to the payment of wages

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S957

Relative to the judicial enforcement of noncompetition agreements

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S960

Ensuring uniformity in education discrimination complaint procedures

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S961

Relative to municipal unemployment insurance reform

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S963

Regarding treble damages

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S964

Relative to the payment of wages

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S965

Relative to unemployment insurance

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S973

Establishing fair scheduling for employees in the Commonwealth

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S977

Providing for the protection of emergency responders from dismissal

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S979

Relative to seasonal employment

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S982

Relative to the tipped minimum wage

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S987

Ensuring an adequate living wage

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S988

Relative to electrical panels and workplace safety

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S991

Relative to fair hiring practices

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S996

To improve the Commonwealth's economy with a strong minimum wage

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

S998

Relative to consumers and workers

Accompanied a study order, see H4605

Replaces

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