HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5361

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, April 15, 2026.

 The committee on Labor and Workforce Development, to whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2067) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr. relative to waiving the requirement for on call fire fighters to disclose stipends as income for unemployment compensation; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2128) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to compensation of certain employees; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2131) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to further regulate workers' compensation benefits; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2133) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the forfeiture of workers' compensation; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2182) of Erika Uyterhoeven relative to an eight hour work day, reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 5361) ought to be adopted.

For the committee,

PAUL MCMURTRY.

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 5361

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 Ordered, That the committee on Labor and Workforce Development be authorized to sit during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents numbered 2067, 2128, 2131, 2133 and 2182, relative to worker compensation and work hours.

 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives on or before December 31, 2026.