HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 991 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1702
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Thomas J. Calter
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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 further defining comparable work.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Thomas J. Calter | 12th Plymouth | 1/15/2013 |
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex | 1/29/2013 |
Cheryl A. Coakley-Rivera | 10th Hampden | 1/30/2013 |
Marjorie C. Decker | 25th Middlesex | 1/31/2013 |
Stephen L. DiNatale | 3rd Worcester | 1/16/2013 |
Lori A. Ehrlich | 8th Essex | 1/30/2013 |
Colleen M. Garry | 36th Middlesex | 1/28/2013 |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex | 1/31/2013 |
Frank I. Smizik | 15th Norfolk | 1/25/2013 |
Cleon H. Turner | 1st Barnstable | 1/26/2013 |
Jason M. Lewis | Fifth Middlesex |
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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 991 FILED ON: 1/15/2013
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1702
By Mr. Calter of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1702) of Thomas J. Calter and others for legislation to further define comparable worth in the workplace. Labor and Workforce Development. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1415 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand Thirteen
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An Act further defining comparable work.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Section 105A of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the first sentence the following sentence:—
In any action brought under this section, the comparability of two positions shall be solely based on whether the two positions entail comparable skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions between employees of the opposite sex.