SENATE DOCKET, NO. 10        FILED ON: 1/10/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1130

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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An Act relative to expenses incurred in defense against unfair labor practices..

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

SECTION 1. Section 15 of Chapter 150E of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1990 Official Edition, is amended by adding a new paragraph after line 22 as follows:— Any labor organization who has incurred expense in successfully challenging an unfair labor practice or any other violation of this chapter, and who has engaged an attorney for such challenge shall be reimbursed for such reasonable expenses.