Amendment ID: S3018-16

Amendment 16

Right to Cure

Mr. Tarr moves that the proposed new text be amended by inserting after section _ the following:-

"SECTION _. Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws is hereby amendment by insetting after section 203 the following section:-

Section 204- (a) Claims brought to recover unpaid  employment-based compensation brought pursuant to sections  148, 148B, 148C, 150, 150C, 152, or 152A of chapter 149 or section 19 of chapter 151, shall be preceded by written notice to the employer’s president or resident agent specifying those sums due and the reasons therefor, with the employer having fifteen  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."