HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 991        FILED ON: 1/15/2013

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1702

 

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

 


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.