HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 177 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1953
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The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Michael J. Soter
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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 a youth training wage.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: | Date Added: |
Michael J. Soter | 8th Worcester | 1/10/2023 |
Joseph D. McKenna | 18th Worcester | 1/11/2023 |
F. Jay Barrows | 1st Bristol | 1/13/2023 |
Marcus S. Vaughn | 9th Norfolk | 1/18/2023 |
Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | 1/18/2023 |
Kelly W. Pease | 4th Hampden | 1/25/2023 |
David K. Muradian, Jr. | 9th Worcester | 2/6/2023 |
David F. DeCoste | 5th Plymouth | 4/5/2023 |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 177 FILED ON: 1/10/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1953
By Representative Soter of Bellingham, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1953) of Michael J. Soter and others relative to a youth training wage. 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 a youth 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 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following:-
This section shall not apply to workers under the age of 18 who work 20 hours or less per week and require a work permit, for the first 120 hours of employment with a new employer. Said 120-hour period shall be referred to as a training period. Said workers under the age of 18 who are in the training period shall be subject to a minimum wage no less than $10 per hour.