HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3069        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2821

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Linda Dorcena Forry and James B. Eldridge

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act to clarify the meal break law and to establish private enforcement.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Linda Dorcena Forry

12th Suffolk

1/21/2011

James B. Eldridge

 

1/26/2011

Elizabeth A. Malia

11th Suffolk

2/3/2011

George T. Ross

2nd Bristol

2/3/2011

Benjamin Swan

11th Hampden

2/4/2011


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3069        FILED ON: 1/21/2011

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2821

By Representative Forry of Boston and Senator Eldridge, a joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2821) of Linda Dorcena Forry, James B. Eldridge and others for legislation to allow individuals to institute and prosecute a civil action for injunctive relief for violation of laws relative to meal breaks for employees.  The Judiciary.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the Year Two Thousand Eleven

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An Act to clarify the meal break law and to establish private enforcement.

 

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 150 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after the word “section 33E” in line 20, the following figure:-  100.