Amendment ID: S2416-17-R1

Redraft Amendment 17

Corrective Amendment

Ms. Spilka moves to amend the bill in section 1, by inserting after the word “violation”, in line 14, the following words:- “; provided, however, that if the contracted entity also qualifies as a sub-bidder under section 44F, a direct company shall not share civil responsibility for wages owed by the contracted entity that also qualifies as a sub-bidder under said section 44F as a result of a wage theft violation unless the direct company knew or should have known that the contracted entity committed a wage theft violation”; and

in said section 1, by striking out, in lines 43 and 44, the words “a description of the violation, including the amounts of wages owed to each individual due to the wage theft violation” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “the amount of contributions owed to the trust fund”; and

in said section 1, by striking out, in line 45, the word “wages” and inserting in place thereof the following word:- “contributions”; and

in said section 1, by striking out, in line 46, the words “to all workers”; and

in said section 1, by striking out, in line 66, the word “director” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “attorney general”; and

in said section 1, by striking out, in line 68, the word “itshall” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- “it shall”; and

in section 3, by striking out, in lines 85 and 86, the words “ and the office of the attorney general”; and

in said section 3, by inserting after the word “Laws”, in line 87, the following words:- “, but not including subsection (b) of said section 148F of said chapter 149”; and

by inserting after section 3 the following section:-

“SECTION 3A. The office of the attorney general may promulgate regulations to implement sections 148E and 148F of chapter 149 of the General Laws, but not including subsection (a) of said section 148F of said chapter 149.”.