MA H1021

Bill

Creating an opportunity wage for teens

Introduced
01/23/2017

In Committee
06/19/2018

Crossed Over

Passed

Dead
12/31/2018

Introduced Session

190th General Court

Bill Summary

Relative to wages paid to persons under eighteen years of age. Labor and Workforce Development.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to amend the existing state labor laws by creating an "opportunity wage" for workers under the age of 18. The key provision is that the minimum wage requirements would not apply to these younger workers, and a wage that is more than 20% lower than the minimum wage would be presumed to be "oppressive and unreasonable" unless the labor commissioner approves a lower wage under specific provisions. This aims to provide employers with the ability to pay a reduced wage to teenage workers, potentially making it more affordable for businesses to hire younger employees.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

Sponsors (5)

Kate Campanale (R), David DeCoste (R), Peter Durant (R), Kevin Kuros (R), Joe McKenna (R),

Last Action

No further action taken (on 01/01/2019)

Official Document

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1021

(7 Companion Bills)

Version:

Document Type	Source Location
State Bill Page	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1021
Bill	https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1021.pdf

Bill	Bill Name	Last Action	Type
H1034	Relative to setting the prevailing wage rate	Accompanied a study order, see H4729	Similar To
H2690	Relative to the safety of teenage drivers	Accompanied a study order, see H4651	Similar To
H3150	Relative to fair pay for comparable work	No further action taken	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
H4455	Relative to transmitting indecent visual depictions by teens	No further action taken	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

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