Amendment ID: S2416-8

Amendment 8

Civil Action for Treble Damages

Mr. Donnelly moves to amend the bill by adding the following section:-

SECTION XX. Section 27C of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2014 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting at the end of the last paragraph, the following:-

(d) As a further alternative to initiating criminal proceedings pursuant to subsection (a), the attorney general may file a civil action for injunctive relief, for any damages incurred, and for any lost wages and other benefits on behalf of an employee or multiple, similarly situated employees. If the attorney general prevails in such an action, the employee or employees on whose behalf the attorney general brought the civil action shall be awarded treble damages, as liquidated damages, for any lost wages and other benefits, and the attorney general shall also be awarded the costs of the litigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees.