SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2114        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1204

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Paul W. Mark

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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 to exempt ski volunteers from minimum wage.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

 

Paul W. Mark

Berkshire, Hampden, Franklin and Hampshire

 

John J. Cronin

Worcester and Middlesex

4/11/2023

John Barrett, III

1st Berkshire

4/12/2023

Kimberly N. Ferguson

1st Worcester

4/13/2023

Edward J. Kennedy

First Middlesex

5/1/2023

Hannah Kane

11th Worcester

5/1/2023

James Arciero

2nd Middlesex

6/5/2023


SENATE DOCKET, NO. 2114        FILED ON: 1/20/2023

SENATE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 1204

By Mr. Mark, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1204) of Paul W. Mark for legislation to exempt ski volunteers from minimum 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 to exempt ski volunteers from minimum 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 2 of Chapter 151 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out the seventh paragraph and inserting in place thereof the following section:-

''Occupation'', an industry, trade or business or branch thereof or class of work therein, whether operated for profit or otherwise, and any other class of work in which persons are gainfully employed, but shall not include professional service, agricultural and farm work, work by persons being rehabilitated or trained under rehabilitation or training programs in charitable, educational or religious institutions, work by seasonal camp counselors and counselor trainees, work by members of religious orders, or seasonal volunteer ski patrollers and seasonal volunteer ambassadors or hosts. Occupation shall also not include outside sales work regularly performed by outside salesmen who regularly sell a product or products away from their employer's place of business and who do not make daily reports or visits to the office or plant of their employer.