Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Event Details

Status:

Completed

Event Date:

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Start Time:

10:00 AM

Location:

A-1 and Virtual

Event Description

Wage Theft, Prevailing Wage, Collective Bargaining

Wage Theft/Prevailing Wage/Collective Bargaining

The public is invited to participate in The Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development hearing on Tuesday, October 28th at 10:00 a.m. in Hearing Room A-1. This hearing will be chaired by Representative Paul McMurtry.

Registration:

To register to testify in-person or virtually, please provide contact information via this FORM. The deadline to register is Monday, October 27th, at 1:00 p.m. If you plan to testify as a panel, please note the name(s) of your co-panelist(s) on the form when registering. The livestream of this hearing will be available on the Legislature's website at https://malegislature.gov/. The Chairs will limit testimony to 3 minutes per speaker. Please be advised that the schedule and agenda are subject to change at the agreement of the Chairs.

Hearings will be recorded and posted publicly on the Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development page Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development.

Written Testimony:

Written or pre-recorded testimony may be submitted until Tuesday, November 4th at 5:00 PM via email to labor.workforce.development@gmail.com.

Written testimony can be physically mailed to the House Chair: 

Chair Paul McMurtry  

Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development 

ATTN: Garrett Burns Esq. 

24 BEACON ST. RM. 472  

BOSTON MA  02133 

All written testimony received by the committee will be made publicly available. At the discretion of the Chairs and per committee rules, limitations and redactions shall exist for sharing testimony that includes sensitive personal information or information that may jeopardize the health, wellness or safety of the testifier or others. Any person submitting written testimony may request such testimony remain private and said testimony will not be made publicly available.

*All House matters above are required to be reported on by December 3, 2025, subject to extensions consistent with House Rule 27.

Contact:

Please contact the Committee staff in advance if you are requesting any ADA accommodations or if you have any questions:

Garrett.Burns@mahouse.gov

If you have Accessibility needs, click here.

Item Name	Start Time	Duration	Webcast
Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development -- 10-28-2025	10/28/2025 10:00 AM	03:29:21

Wage Theft, Prevailing Wage, Collective Bargaining 10:00am - 2:00pm

Bill	Bill Title	Sponsor
H.4208	An Act relative to damages for employees aggrieved by violations of the Massachusetts Wage Act	Angelo J. Puppolo, Jr.
H.2176	An Act prohibiting employers from attempting to conceal violations of state wage, benefit, or tax laws	Priscila S. Sousa
H.2163	An Act clarifying the process for paying the wages of dismissed employees	Jeffrey N. Roy
H.2162	An Act relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth	Jeffrey N. Roy
H.2120	An Act clarifying the prevailing wage law	Danielle W. Gregoire
H.2115	An Act clarifying the prevailing wage act to protect actions by the attorney general	Kenneth I. Gordon
H.2095	An Act relative to non-disclosure agreements relating to a claim of discrimination, non-payment of wages or benefits, retaliation, harassment or violation of public policy in employment	Michelle M. DuBois
H.2094	An Act to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement	Daniel M. Donahue
H.2093	An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees	Carol A. Doherty
S.1377	An Act relative to wage theft and due process	Bruce E. Tarr
S.1343	An Act relative to collective bargaining rights for legislative employees	John F. Keenan
S.1332	An Act clarifying the process for paying the wages of dismissed employees	Barry R. Finegold
S.1321	An Act clarifying the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages	Paul R. Feeney
S.1318	An Act relative to compliance with the prevailing wage laws of the Commonwealth	Paul R. Feeney
S.1300	An Act preventing wage theft, promoting employer accountability, and enhancing public enforcement	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1297	An Act clarifying the prevailing wage act to protect actions by the attorney general	Sal N. DiDomenico
S.1288	An Act clarifying the prevailing wage law	Michael D. Brady

Present (16)

Paul McMurtry (HOU)

Jacob R. Oliveira (SEN)

Bruce J. Ayers (HOU)

Hannah Bowen (HOU)

Rob Consalvo (HOU)

Sal N. DiDomenico (SEN)

Paul R. Feeney (SEN)

Dennis C. Gallagher (HOU)

Ryan M. Hamilton (HOU)

Patricia D. Jehlen (SEN)

Jason M. Lewis (SEN)

Patrick M. O'Connor (SEN)

Kenneth P. Sweezey (HOU)

Mark D. Sylvia (HOU)

Tommy Vitolo (HOU)

Donald H. Wong (HOU)

Absent (1)

Adrianne Pusateri Ramos (HOU) *

Hearing DetailsJoint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

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