HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3768        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1616

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Carolyn C. Dykema

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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 transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Carolyn C. Dykema

8th Middlesex

1/18/2019

Louis L. Kafka

8th Norfolk

1/22/2019

Steven Ultrino

33rd Middlesex

1/22/2019

Frank A. Moran

17th Essex

1/22/2019

Brian M. Ashe

2nd Hampden

1/22/2019

Timothy R. Whelan

1st Barnstable

1/23/2019

Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.

12th Hampden

1/23/2019

Brian W. Murray

10th Worcester

1/23/2019

Richard M. Haggerty

30th Middlesex

1/23/2019

Daniel Cahill

10th Essex

1/23/2019

Michael O. Moore

Second Worcester

1/24/2019

Ruth B. Balser

12th Middlesex

1/24/2019

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

1/24/2019

James K. Hawkins

2nd Bristol

1/25/2019

Joseph W. McGonagle, Jr.

28th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Tackey Chan

2nd Norfolk

1/28/2019

Daniel J. Hunt

13th Suffolk

1/28/2019

Mark J. Cusack

5th Norfolk

1/28/2019

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

1/28/2019

Daniel J. Ryan

2nd Suffolk

1/28/2019

Adrian C. Madaro

1st Suffolk

1/28/2019

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

1/28/2019

Stephan Hay

3rd Worcester

1/29/2019

Christina A. Minicucci

14th Essex

1/29/2019

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Alice Hanlon Peisch

14th Norfolk

1/29/2019

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

1/29/2019

Carole A. Fiola

6th Bristol

1/29/2019

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

1/29/2019

Angelo M. Scaccia

14th Suffolk

1/29/2019

Smitty Pignatelli

4th Berkshire

1/29/2019

Thomas P. Walsh

12th Essex

1/30/2019

Paul A. Schmid, III

8th Bristol

1/30/2019

Daniel M. Donahue

16th Worcester

1/30/2019

Rady Mom

18th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Mathew J. Muratore

1st Plymouth

1/30/2019

Danielle W. Gregoire

4th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Marc T. Lombardo

22nd Middlesex

1/30/2019

David F. DeCoste

5th Plymouth

1/30/2019

Thomas A. Golden, Jr.

16th Middlesex

1/30/2019

Bud L. Williams

11th Hampden

1/31/2019

David K. Muradian, Jr.

9th Worcester

1/31/2019

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

1/31/2019

Joseph F. Wagner

8th Hampden

1/31/2019

Harold P. Naughton, Jr.

12th Worcester

1/31/2019

José F. Tosado

9th Hampden

1/31/2019

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/31/2019

Denise Provost

27th Middlesex

1/31/2019

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

1/31/2019

Kate Hogan

3rd Middlesex

1/31/2019

Diana DiZoglio

First Essex

1/31/2019

Marc R. Pacheco

First Plymouth and Bristol

1/31/2019

William J. Driscoll, Jr.

7th Norfolk

1/31/2019

Patrick M. O'Connor

Plymouth and Norfolk

1/31/2019

Brendan P. Crighton

Third Essex

2/1/2019

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

2/1/2019

Michael D. Brady

Second Plymouth and Bristol

2/1/2019

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Daniel R. Cullinane

12th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/1/2019

Paul F. Tucker

7th Essex

2/1/2019

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

2/1/2019

Sean Garballey

23rd Middlesex

2/1/2019

Peter Capano

11th Essex

2/1/2019

Bruce J. Ayers

1st Norfolk

2/1/2019

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/1/2019

David Biele

4th Suffolk

2/1/2019

Carlos González

10th Hampden

2/1/2019

Paul McMurtry

11th Norfolk

2/1/2019

Patricia D. Jehlen

Second Middlesex

2/1/2019

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/1/2019


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3768        FILED ON: 1/18/2019

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1616

By Ms. Dykema of Holliston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1616) of Carolyn C. Dykema and others relative to transparency in the reporting of employee benefits in private construction.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-First General Court
(2019-2020)

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An Act relative to transparency in employee benefits reporting in private construction.

 

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. Chapter 151A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-

Section 75.  For the purpose of this section, the term “development” shall mean a private residential dwelling in excess of 10 units or a retail, commercial or industrial development in excess of 5,000 square feet.

For any private development that is in excess of $750,000, each employer shall post in a conspicuous location at the job site a certificate of compliance issued by the department showing that it is registered with the department and current in its obligations relating to contributions, payments in lieu of contributions, and the employer medical assistance contribution established in Section 189 of Chapter 149.

SECTION 2. Chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-

Section 87.  For the purpose of this section, the term “development” shall mean a private residential dwelling in excess of 10 units or a retail, commercial or industrial development in excess of 5,000 square feet.

For any private development that is in excess of $750,000, each employer shall post in a conspicuous location at the job site a notice providing the names and contact information for its workers’ compensation carrier and agent and that it is current in its obligations relating to proof of coverage verification.

SECTION 3. Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following new section:-

Section 27B1/2. For the purpose of this section, the term “development” shall mean a private residential dwelling in excess of 10 units or a retail, commercial or industrial development in excess of 5,000 square feet.

For any private development that is in excess of $750,000, each employer shall ensure that each person performing services on their behalf on the job site completes the appropriate entries in a sign in-out log. The sign in-out log shall include the location of the project, current date, printed name, signature, Massachusetts trade license number, where applicable, and the time of each entry or exit. Every contractor or subcontractor shall furnish, upon request, a true and accurate record of all persons performing services on a job site for inspection by the Attorney General or her designee.