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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3205 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1911
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kathleen R. LaNatra
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act relative to railroad workers earned sick time.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kathleen R. LaNatra12th Plymouth1/20/2023David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf17th Worcester1/25/2023Christopher Hendricks11th Bristol1/25/2023Lindsay N. Sabadosa1st Hampshire1/25/2023Steven Owens29th Middlesex1/25/2023Michael D. BradySecond Plymouth and Norfolk2/1/2023Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/16/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3205 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1911
By Representative LaNatra of Kingston, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1911) of
Kathleen R. LaNatra and others relative to railroad worker earned sick time. Labor and
Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act relative to railroad workers earned sick time.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Notwithstanding any general rule to the contrary, any private railroad company or its
2agents, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, sub-vendors, secondary vendors or subcarriers; and
3the rail and transit division of the Massachusetts department of transportation, under contract to
4provide commuter rail service through the Commonwealth, shall comply with the minimum
5earned sick leave standards set forth within Chapter 149, Section 148c of the General Laws.