Amendment #138 to H5007

Right to Cure

Mr. Jones of North Reading moves to amend the bill by adding the following new section:-

“SECTION X. Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after section 203 the following section: -

Section 204. Claims brought to recover unpaid employment-based compensation brought pursuant to sections 148, 148B, 148C, 150C, 152, or 152A of chapter 149 or section 19 of chapter 151, shall be preceded by written notice to the employer’s president specifying those sums due and the reasons therefor, with the employer having 15 business days to cure any asserted deficiency by making payment in full to the aggrieved.  The employer shall have no liability for counsel fees or for treble damages under section 150 of chapter 149 should it cure and pay any deficiency in such compensation payments that are indisputably due or show a good faith miscalculation, error or reliance on erroneous information from third parties.”

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Right to Cure