MA S1034

Bill

MA S1034

Relative to a prevailing wage for trash and recycling collectors, moving contractors, and motor bus pupil transporters

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 relative to a prevailing wage for trash and recycling collectors, moving contractors, and motor bus pupil transporters. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill amends the Massachusetts General Laws to require a prevailing wage to be paid to operators of rented equipment, employees of moving contractors, and school bus drivers under contract with the state or local governments. The bill sets out the process for determining the prevailing wage rates, which must include payments for health, welfare, and pension plans. The bill also allows aggrieved employees to bring civil actions to enforce the prevailing wage requirements and recover treble damages, as well as litigation costs and attorneys' fees, if they prevail.

Committee Categories

Labor and Employment

Sponsors (2)

Michael Brady (D), Marc Pacheco (D),

Last Action

Accompanied a study order, see S2490 (on 04/26/2018)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1034

(11 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1034
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S1034.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1034	Relative to setting the prevailing wage rate	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
H1048	Clarifying the payment of wages	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
H3150	Relative to fair pay for comparable work	No further action taken	Similar To
H3459	Relative to the prevailing wage in the city of Holyoke	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
H3771	Relative to the payment of prevailing wages on projects in the town of Harvard	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
S1008	Protecting employees who receive wages by payroll debit cards	Accompanied a new draft, see S2447	Similar To
S1042	Relative to the pooling of tips	Ought NOT to pass (under Joint Rule 10) and placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session	Similar To
S2129	Protecting workers' wages from arbitrary recoupment of overpayments	Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means	Similar To
S2490	Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Labor and Workforce Development to make an investigation and study of certain current Senate documents relative to labor and workforce development	Reported (in part) by S1014	Replaced by
S994	Relative to unemployment insurance	Accompanied a study order, see S2490	Similar To
S996	Relative to the payment of wages	Accompanied a study order, see S2490	Similar To

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