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HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 4570
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, May 15, 2024.
The committee on Labor and Workforce Development, to whom were
referred the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1832) of Ruth B.
Balser and Michael Nogrady relative to the use of white noise reverse
alarms on motor vehicles operating on construction sites; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1833) of Donald R. Berthiaume, Jr.
relative to waiving the requirement for on call fire fighters to disclose
stipends as income for unemployment compensation; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1835) of Antonio F. D. Cabral and
others relative to minimum wage for municipal employees; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1843) of Tackey Chan and David
Holway relative to collective bargaining rights; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 1845) of Mike Connolly, Erika Uyterhoeven and
others relative to securing the right to strike for certain public employees;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1863) of Vincent L. Dixon
relative to establishing minimum hourly health improvement wage; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1866) of David F. DeCoste and
Michael J. Soter relative to the verification of employment eligibility of
employees through the federal employment authorization e-verify
program; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1876) of Michael
J. Finn relative to compensation to persons injured by acts of violence of
patients, prisoners, or courtroom violence; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1877) of Brandy Fluker Oakley and others for legislation
to establish a hospital and community health center worker minimum
wage; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1884) of Kenneth I.
Gordon for legislation to increase contributions to the Workforce
Competitiveness Trust Fund; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1885) of Kenneth I. Gordon for legislation to adjust the rate of
contributions to the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1893) of Kenneth I. Gordon and
Michael J. Barrett relative to social media consumer privacy protection;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1895) of Christopher 2 of 4
Hendricks and others relative to providing worker compensation
protection to emergency response and medical personnel related to
COVID-19 infections; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1896) of Christopher Hendricks and others for legislation to modify
weekly workers' compensation disability benefits; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1898) of Christopher Hendricks and
others relative to workers' compensation disfigurement benefits
concerning scarring; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1899)
of Daniel J. Hunt and Michelle M. DuBois for legislation to require certain
notices prior to plant closings or layoffs; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1901) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to
compensation of certain employees; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1902) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to
independent contractors; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
1903) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to further regulate
workers' compensation benefits; the petition (accompanied by bill, House,
No. 1904) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to individuals
performing services; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1906)
of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others for legislation to establish a special
commission (including members of the General Court) to study issues
relative to commission sales rates; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1907) of Bradley H. Jones, Jr. and others relative to the
forfeiture of workers' compensation; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1914) of David Paul Linsky relative to wage rates for workers
on certain low and moderate income housing construction projects; the
petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1917) of Jay D. Livingstone
relative to requiring human service employers to develop and implement
programs that prevent workplace violence; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1920) of Joseph D. McKenna relative to employee
reference liability; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1923) of
Lenny Mirra and Steven S. Howitt for legislation to establish a special
commission (including members of the General Court) to determine ways
to best connect unemployed workers with job openings; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1928) of Tram T. Nguyen and others
relative to certain frontline healthcare workers experiencing symptoms of
or being infected with COVID-19; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1932) of Sarah K. Peake (by vote of the town) relative to
exempting the town of Chatham from the prevailing wage law; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1933) of Alice Hanlon Peisch relative to
providing for the self-certification of family or medical leave benefits for 3 of 4
small businesses; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1935) of
Edward R. Philips relative to providing hazard pay and protection for
essential workers during a declared state of emergency; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1937) of Orlando Ramos relative to fair
wages on government subsidized construction projects; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1938) of David Allen Robertson relative
to ensuring fair and full employee compensation; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1939) of David Allen Robertson relative
to the confidentiality of communications of information of labor
organizations; the joint petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1946) of
Lindsay N. Sabadosa, Paul W. Mark and Michael O. Moore relative to
wrongful discharge from employment; the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 1950) of Jon Santiago relative to physician assistant non-
compete contracts; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1951) of
Adam Scanlon and Bruce E. Tarr relative to the structure of the
Commonwealth Employment Relations Board; the petition (accompanied
by bill, House, No. 1953) of Michael J. Soter and others relative to a youth
training wage; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1957) of
Erika Uyterhoeven relative to an eight hour work day; the petition
(accompanied by bill, House, No. 1959) of Erika Uyterhoeven relative to
worker ownership training opportunities; the petition (accompanied by
bill, House, No. 1960) of Marcus S. Vaughn for legislation to establish a
special commission (including members of the General Court) to study
and report on the policies and procedures of the Department of
Unemployment Assistance to prevent and address unemployment fraud;
the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 3597) of David Henry
Argosky LeBoeuf relative to protecting employees from discharges from
employment except for just cause; and the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 3598) of Samantha Montaño that the Department of Housing
and Community Development establish a pilot program to demonstrate the
individual, family, and community economic impacts and state-level cost
savings of a universal basic income; and the petition (accompanied by bill,
House, No. 3885) of Manny Cruz relative to minimum gratuity while
dining, reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No.
4570) ought to be adopted [Representative Wong of Saugus dissents].
For the committee,
KIP A. DIGGS. 4 of 4
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 4570
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
House of Representatives, May 15, 2024.
1 Ordered, That the committee on Labor and Workforce Development be authorized to sit
2during a recess of the General Court to make an investigation and study of House documents
3numbered 1832, 1833, 1835, 1843, 1845, 1863, 1866, 1876, 1877, 1884, 1885, 1893, 1895, 1896,
41898, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1906, 1907, 1914, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1928, 1932, 1933,
51935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1960, 3597, 3598 and 3885,
6relative to wages, workers' compensation, workplace protections and other related matters.
7 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study
8and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such
9recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives
10on or before December 31, 2024.