MA S997

Bill

MA S997

Relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
03/09/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

For legislation relative to enhanced enforcement of civil penalties. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends Section 27C of Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws to allow the Attorney General to file a civil action for injunctive relief, damages, and lost wages on behalf of an employee or multiple similarly situated employees. If the Attorney General prevails in such an action, the employee on whose behalf the action was brought will be awarded treble damages as liquidated damages for any lost wages and other benefits, and the Attorney General will also be awarded the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorneys' fees. This provides an alternative to the Attorney General initiating criminal proceedings under the existing law.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (17)

Daniel Cullinane (D), Marjorie Decker (D), Sal DiDomenico (D), Kenneth Donnelly (D), Jamie Eldridge (D), Dylan Fernandes (D), Cindy Friedman (D), Ken Gordon (D), Robert Koczera (D), Jack Lewis (D), Joe McGonagle (D), Danny Ryan (D), Walter Timilty (D), José Tosado (D), Steve Ultrino (D), Chris Walsh (D), Bud Williams (D),

Last Action

Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means (on 03/09/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S997

(13 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S997
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S997.pdf

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H1255	Establishing a commission to study post-traumatic stress disorder in law enforcement officers	Accompanied a study order, see H4528	Similar To
H1256	Related to state fire code enforcement reporting	Read second and ordered to a third reading	Similar To
H1319	To promote school safety	Accompanied a study order, see H4767	Similar To
H4338	Establishing civil penalties for littering from a motor vehicle	Accompanied a study order, see H4721	Similar To
S1010	Clarifying the meal break law to allow for private enforcement	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1130	Relative to the effective enforcement of municipal ordinances and bylaws	New draft substituted, see S2637	Similar To
S1304	Relative to training for law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2292	Similar To
S1364	To include federal law enforcement officers as police officers	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1369	Establishing the Massachusetts Law Enforcement Memorial Fund	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S1466	Protecting volunteer law enforcement	Accompanied a study order, see S2491	Similar To
S161	Strengthening the enforcement of certain licenses	Hearing scheduled for 05/09/2017 from 01:00 PM-04:00 PM in B-1	Similar To
S787	To protect fundamental freedoms and prohibit discriminatory registration programs	Accompanied a study order, see S2499	Similar To
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