HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 543 FILED ON: 1/25/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1962
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Shawn Dooley
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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 creating a training wage.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Shawn Dooley | 9th Norfolk | 1/25/2021 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 543 FILED ON: 1/25/2021
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1962
By Mr. Dooley of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1962) of Shawn Dooley for legislation to establish training wages. Labor and Workforce Development. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 3610 OF 2019-2020.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Second General Court
(2021-2022)
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An Act creating a training wage.
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 of chapter 151 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2016 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following 3 sentences:— This section shall not apply to during the first 480 hours of employment. Said 480 hour period shall be referred to as a training period. A wage that is below $10.00 per hour, in any occupation, during a training period, shall conclusively be presumed to be oppressive and unreasonable, unless the commissioner has expressly approved or shall expressly approve the establishment and payment of a lesser wage under the provisions of sections 7 and 9.