SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1605        FILED ON: 1/14/2009

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 678

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the Year Two Thousand Nine

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AN ACT ESTABLISHING UNIFORM WAGE COMPLIANCE AND RECORDKEEPING..

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 20A of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking out the first sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

The provision of this chapter shall not be applicable to any cause of action accruing more than three years prior to the date of filing in court of a criminal or civil action.

SECTION 2.  Section 15 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2004 Official Edition is hereby amended by striking out the second sentence and inserting in place thereof the following sentence:-

Such records shall be kept on file for at least three years after the entry date of the record.