HD622/SD1227 An Act to Protect Injured Workers During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic, filed by Representative Tram Nguyen and Senator Jamie Eldridge strengthens anti-retaliation strengthens the anti-retaliation law, provides for an administrative complaint and investigation mechanism for enforcement, and otherwise addresses employer misconduct that prevents workers from receiving…
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HD2895/SD1087: An Act to Prevent Wage Theft, Promote Employer Accountability, and Enhance Public Enforcement filed by Senator Sal DiDomenico, and Representative Dan Donahue clarifies responsibility for upholding labor standards and provide the Attorney General and workers with additional tools for holding violators accountable and recovering money wrongfully taken…
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HD2593/SD1105 An Act Relative to Workplace Safety and Disclosure of Violations, filed by Representative Michelle Dubois and Senator Paul Feeney would protect Massachusetts taxpayers, law-abiding businesses, and workers who are employed by contractors that do business with the…
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HD2112/SD1296: An Act Requiring One Fair Wage, filed by Representatives Farley-Bouvier and Montaño and Senator Pat Jehlen. In the pandemic, service workers have become more vulnerable than ever. Tips are down by 50%, and workers are at the frontlines of enforcing public safety measures. We need to eliminate…
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HD2936/SD1239: An Act to Establishing Fairness for Agricultural Workers, filed by Representative Gonzalez and Senator Gomez. During the growing season, it is typical for farmworkers to work up to 11 hours a day, six days a week. Federal law guarantees them a minimum wage of only $7.25 an…
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An Act to protect Massachusetts public health from PFAS SD2053, HD3324, Sponsored by Senator Julian Cyr and Representative Kate Hogan Toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widely used in consumer products and industrial applications are in the blood of almost every American tested and are in Massachusetts…
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SD1844 An Act to Ensure the Health and Safety of the Commonwealth’s Students and Educators This bill establishes new state ventilation requirements that current and future public school facilities must meet under both normal and pandemic conditions, mandates that school districts conduct assessments of school ventilation systems to…
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SD712: An Act Addressing Workplace Bullying, Mobbing, and Harassment, without Regard to Protected Class Status while Promoting Healthy Workplaces, filed by Senator Paul Feeney. Workplace bullying is the most serious form of employee mistreatment left largely unaddressed by current law. Most targets of severe workplace bullying have little…
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HD1835/SD 580: An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence, filed by Representative Garlick & Senator Lovely. Nurses are assaulted on the job more than police officers and prison guards, with more than 70% of hospital emergency department nurses reporting being…
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HD3769/SD2249: An Act relative to safe patient handling and mobility in certain health facilities, filed by Senator Moran and Representative Peake. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nurses and other healthcare workers suffer more musculoskeletal injuries than any other profession. This bill would require health care facilities…
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HD2446/SD2254: An Act relative to a just transition to clean energy, filed by Representative Marjorie Decker and Senator Paul Feeney, and HD3758/SD2255 An Act relative to clean energy workforce standards and accountability, filed by Representatives Marjorie Decker and Paul Mark and Senator Paul Feeney, ensures that workers and…
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