MA S999

Bill

MA S999

To prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
01/23/2017

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th 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 promote employer accountability. It does this by: 1. Expanding the liability for wage theft violations to include lead contractors, labor contractors, and labor subcontractors, making them jointly and severally liable. This means these parties can be held responsible for wage theft violations even if they did not directly employ the affected workers. 2. Allowing the Attorney General to issue a "stop work order" to an employer found to be engaging in wage theft, requiring the cessation of all business operations until the violation is corrected. This provides an additional enforcement mechanism beyond criminal and civil penalties. 3. Requiring employers who have wages withheld or deducted for unauthorized purposes to reimburse those wages to employees. It also requires employers to pay for any costs that would have been covered by insurance if the employer had maintained proper insurance coverage. 4. Expanding the definition of "employer" to include the president, treasurer, and any officers or agents having management control of a corporation, making them personally liable for wage theft violations. Overall, the bill seeks to strengthen protections for workers against wage theft and hold a broader range of employers accountable for violations of wage and hour laws.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (51)

Mike Barrett (D), Joseph Boncore (D), Michael Brady (D), Will Brownsberger (D), Thomas Calter (D), Harriette Chandler (D), Nick Collins (D), Mike Connolly (D), Brendan Crighton (D), Julian Cyr (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Diana Dizoglio (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Carolyn Dykema (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Ann-Margaret Ferrante (D), Jennifer Flanagan (D), Linda Forry (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Colleen Garry (D), Carmine Gentile (D), Anne Gobi (D), Paul Heroux (D), Adam Hinds (D), Kevin Honan (D), Dan Hunt (D), Pat Jehlen (D), Mary Keefe (D), John Keenan (D), Barbara L'Italien (D), Eric Lesser (D), Jack Lewis (D), Jason Lewis (D), Joan Lovely (D), Thomas McGee (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Leonard Mirra (R), Mark Montigny (D), Mike Moore (D), Frank Moran (D), Marc Pacheco (D), Angelo Puppolo (D), John Rogers (D), Mike Rush (D), Byron Rushing (D), Tom Stanley (D), James Timilty (D), Walter Timilty (D), Chris Walsh (D), James Welch (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a new draft, see S2327 (on 03/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S999

(17 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S999
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S999.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1135	Supporting school-based substance use prevention through evidenced-based positive social norms marketing	Accompanied a study order, see H4625	Similar To
H1362	To provide diabetes prevention program benefits	No further action taken	Similar To
H220	To prevent concussion and head injury	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H2445	Relative to baseline concussion testing for student athletes	Accompanied a study order, see H4682	Similar To
H3904	To amend Section 3, Chapter 258e of the General Laws relative to Filing of complaint; impounding of case record information; filing fee; expiration of order; modification of order; time for filing; nonexclusivity of remedy for Harrassment Prevention Orders	Accompanied a study order, see H4721	Similar To
H4725	For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction	Published as amended, see H4742	Similar To
H4742	For prevention and access to appropriate care and treatment of addiction	Signed by the Governor, Chapter 208 of the Acts of 2018	Similar To
S1256	Relative to baseline concussion testing for student athletes	Read and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1287	Regarding the prevention of illegal trafficking and gun violence among youth in the Commonwealth	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S1378	Changing the composition of the Board of Fire Prevention Regulations	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S2061	Establishing a Special Senate committee on addiction prevention, treatment and recovery	Placed on file	Similar To
S2327	To prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability	New draft substituted, as amended, see S2546	Replaced by
S2546	To prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability	Reprinted as amended, see S2574	Similar To
S2574	To prevent wage theft and promote employer accountability	No further action taken	Similar To
S332	Relative to interagency collaboration for dropout prevention	Accompanied a study order, see S2350	Similar To
S831	Promoting homelessness prevention in Massachusetts	Accompanied a study order, see S2313	Similar To
S852	To prevent intimidation in all courts of the Commonwealth	Accompanied a new draft, see S2170	Similar To

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