HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2010 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1901
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Bradley H. Jones, Jr.
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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 commissioned employees.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/17/2023 |
Nicholas A. Boldyga | 3rd Hampden | 1/26/2023 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/26/2023 |
Susan Williams Gifford | 2nd Plymouth | 1/26/2023 |
Paul K. Frost | 7th Worcester | 1/31/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2010 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1901
By Representative Jones of North Reading, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1901) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to compensation of certain 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 commissioned employees.
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. Section 150 of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph:- An employer shall not be subject to any liability or punishment for or on account of its failure to pay for work on a Sunday or a recognized holiday under sections 6, 13 or 16 of chapter 136, if the employer pleads and proves by a preponderance of the evidence that it acted in good faith in conformity with a written opinion letter of the department or of an agency of the commonwealth which has or had at the time the authority to administer or interpret said law. Such a defense, if established, shall be a bar to the action if the administrative interpretation was in effect at the time of the violation, even if it is later modified, rescinded, or determined by judicial authority to be invalid or of no legal effect. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "employer" shall extend to the persons described in the sixth paragraph of section 148.
SECTION 2. The first paragraph of section 1B of said chapter 151, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after the second sentence, the following two sentences:- An employer or the officer or agent of any domestic or foreign corporation shall not be subject to any liability or punishment for or on account of its failure to pay overtime compensation in violation of this section if the employer or the officer or agent of any such corporation pleads and proves by a preponderance of the evidence that it acted in good faith in conformity with a written opinion letter of the department or of an agency of the commonwealth which has or had at the time the authority to administer or interpret said law. Such a defense, if established, shall be a bar to the action if the administrative interpretation was in effect at the time of the violation, even if it is later modified, rescinded, or determined by judicial authority to be invalid or of no legal effect.
SECTION 3. Sections 1 and 2 shall be effective for all causes of action accruing before, on, or after the date of enactment, including any cause of action now pending.