1 of 2 HOUSE . . . . . . . . No. 5046 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ________________________________________ HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES , September 12, 2024. The committee on Labor and Workforce Development, to whom were referred the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1164) of Lydia Edwards, Paul W. Mark, James B. Eldridge, Patrick M. O'Connor and others for legislation to protect warehouse workers; the petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1195) of John F. Keenan for legislation relative to railroad workers' earned sick time; the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1870) of Michelle M. DuBois 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; and the petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1873) of Dylan A. Fernandes relative to preventing dystopian work environments, reports recommending that the accompanying order (House, No. 5046) ought to be adopted. For the committee, KIP A. DIGGS. 2 of 2 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 5046 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives, September 12, 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 Senate documents 3numbered 1164 and 1195 and House documents numbered 1870 and 1873, relative to wages, 4work environments and sick time. 5 Said committee shall report to the General Court the results of its investigation and study 6and its recommendations, if any, together with drafts of legislation necessary to carry such 7recommendations into effect, by filing the same with the Clerk of the House of Representatives 8on or before December 31, 2024.