SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1421        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1058

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

James T. Welch

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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 relative to workers compensation insurance.

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PETITION OF:

SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1421        FILED ON: 1/20/2017

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1058

[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1021 OF 2015-2016.]

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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In the One Hundred and Ninetieth General Court
(2017-2018)

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An Act relative to workers compensation insurance.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Section 5 of Chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:- “; provided further, that notwithstanding any general or special law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any employer conducting business in the Commonwealth for fewer than twenty (20) days per calendar year which can produce proof of workers compensation insurance considered valid in any state of the United States of America, shall be deemed to be in compliance with all requirements relative to the provision of workers compensation insurance in the commonwealth.”