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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3974 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1921
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Rita A. Mendes
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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 establishing equality and safety in the workplace.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Rita A. Mendes11th Plymouth1/20/2023Michelle M. DuBois10th Plymouth2/7/2023Patrick Joseph Kearney4th Plymouth2/16/2023 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3974 FILED ON: 1/20/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1921
By Representative Mendes of Brockton, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1921) of
Rita A. Mendes, Michelle M. DuBois and Patrick Joseph Kearney relative to establishing
equality and safety in the workplace. 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 establishing equality and safety in the workplace.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
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2 General Law Chapter 152 is hereby amended by adding subsection 87. Any employer,
3who does not report within 24 hours a work-related incident resulting in in-patient
4hospitalization, amputation, or the loss of an eye, shall be fined $100 per day for each day the
5report has not been made. The $100 shall be payable to the employee. Such payment shall be
6recorded with the Department of Industrial Accidents by the employer in writing by mail. Said
7employer shall retain a copy of the report and a copy of the check payable to the employee and
8the details of days not reported for 2 years.
9 a. The report must be made to a Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and
10Health Administration (OSHA) office in Massachusetts when the injury occurred in
11Massachusetts. When the injury occurred outside of Massachusetts, then to the OSHA Office in
12the state where the injury occurred the reporting shall be made. All regulations of OSHA as to 2 of 2
13the office to which to report the injury shall be made shall supersede the reporting requirements
14of this section as to where to report. The content of the report shall include the name, address,
15and telephone number of the employee and any known witnesses along with a brief description
16of the injury if known to the employer, the name and address, and telephone number of the
17employer and the name of a contact person at the employer.
18 1. Footnote: 29 CPR 1904.39(a)(2): Employers are required within 24 hours a work-
19related incident resulting in in-patient hospitalization, amputation or the loss of an eye to report
20to OSHA.