SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1624 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1012
|
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_________________
PRESENTED BY:
Ryan C. Fattman
_________________
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 encouraging integrity in hiring.
_______________
PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
|
Ryan C. Fattman | Worcester and Norfolk |
|
James R. Miceli | 19th Middlesex | 1/30/2017 |
Richard J. Ross | Norfolk, Bristol and Middlesex | 1/30/2017 |
Jonathan D. Zlotnik | 2nd Worcester | 2/3/2017 |
Bruce E. Tarr | First Essex and Middlesex | 2/14/2017 |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1624 FILED ON: 1/20/2017
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1012
By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1012) of Ryan C. Fattman, James R. Miceli, Richard J. Ross, Jonathan D. Zlotnik and others for legislation relative to the penalty for employers who knowingly falsify employment or citizenship documents. Labor and Workforce Development. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 818 OF 2015-2016.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
_______________
In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)
_______________
An Act encouraging integrity in hiring.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 19C the following section:-
Section 19D. It shall be unlawful for an employer to knowingly falsify employment or citizenship documents of any alien in the commonwealth. Any employer who violates this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in jail for not more than 30 days, or both. If the employer has been previously convicted by a court of the commonwealth or any other jurisdiction of a like offense preceding the date of the commission of the offense for which the employer is convicted, the employer shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500 or by imprisonment in jail for not more than 3 months, or both. If the employer has been previously convicted by a court of the commonwealth or any other jurisdiction of a like offense two times preceding the date of the commission of the offense for which the employer is convicted, the employer shall be punished by a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $5,000 and by imprisonment in jail for not less than 6 months, or both.