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SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1593 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1167
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ryan C. Fattman
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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 encouraging employer integrity in hiring.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :Ryan C. FattmanWorcester and Hampden 1 of 2
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1593 FILED ON: 1/19/2023
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1167
By Mr. Fattman, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 1167) of Ryan C. Fattman for
legislation relative to the penalty for employers who knowingly falsify employment or
citizenship documents. Labor and Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. 1188 OF 2021-2022.]
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 encouraging employer integrity in hiring.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2020 Official Edition, is hereby
2amended by inserting after section 19C the following section:-
3 Section 19D. It shall be unlawful for an employer to knowingly falsify employment or
4citizenship documents of any alien in the commonwealth. Any employer who violates this
5section shall be punished by a fine of not more than $1,000 or by imprisonment in jail for not
6more than 30 days, or both.
7 If the employer has been previously convicted by a court of the commonwealth or any
8other jurisdiction of a like offense preceding the date of the commission of the offense for which 2 of 2
9the employer is convicted, the employer shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor
10more than $2,500 or by imprisonment in jail for not more than 3 months, or both.
11 If the employer has been previously convicted by a court of the commonwealth or any
12other jurisdiction of a like offense two times preceding the date of the commission of the offense
13for which the employer is convicted, the employer shall be punished by a fine of not less than
14$2,500 nor more than $5,000 and by imprisonment in jail for not less than 6 months, or both.