HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1904        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1835

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

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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 minimum wage for municipal employees.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Antonio F. D. Cabral

13th Bristol

1/18/2023

Christopher Hendricks

11th Bristol

1/26/2023

Paul A. Schmid III

8th Bristol

2/1/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

2/1/2023


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1904        FILED ON: 1/18/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1835

By Representative Cabral of New Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1835) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and others relative to minimum wage for municipal employees.  Labor and Workforce Development.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act relative to minimum wage for municipal employees.

 

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

Chapter 41 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 108A the following section: -

Section 108A½. (a) A municipality shall be considered an employer for purposes of section 1 of chapter 151.

(b) In a city or town that accepts subsection (c), subsection (a) shall not apply.

(c) (1) In a municipality with a chief executive officer, the municipality may accept this subsection upon a majority vote of the legislative body of the municipality with the approval of the chief executive officer.

(2) In a municipality without a chief executive officer, the municipality may accept this subsection upon a majority vote of the legislative body of the municipality.