Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2082 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3100 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2082
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Mark J. Cusack
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9	9	To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
10	10	Court assembled:
11	11	The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
12	12	An Act relative to contractor accountability.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Mark J. Cusack5th Norfolk1/16/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3100 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2082
18	18	By Representative Cusack of Braintree, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2082) of
19	19	Mark J. Cusack for an investigation by a special commission relative to accountability in labor
20	20	and services provided by contractors and subcontractors in the Commonwealth. Labor and
21	21	Workforce Development.
22	22	[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
23	23	SEE HOUSE, NO. 1846 OF 2023-2024.]
24	24	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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26	26	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
27	27	(2025-2026)
28	28	_______________
29	29	An Act relative to contractor accountability.
30	30	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
31	31	of the same, as follows:
32	32	1 There shall be a special commission to study and make recommendations to address
33	33	2concerns about the lack of accountability in contracting and subcontracting of labor and services
34	34	3in the Commonwealth. The commission shall consider the question of whether and how
35	35	4individuals and entities that use contractors and subcontractors to perform labor or services shall
36	36	5be held liable for violations of workplace laws and other workplace abuses related to the
37	37	6provision of those services, including but not limited to violations of the Massachusetts wage
38	38	7laws as provided in sections 148, 148A, 148B, 152A, and 159C, of chapter 149; sections 1, 1A,
39	39	815, and 19 of chapter 151; and sections 46A through 46R of chapter 140. The commission shall
40	40	9investigate a variety of structures used by firms today, including but not limited to multi-tiered 2 of 2
41	41	10supply chains and temporary staffing in labor-intensive industries such as retail, construction,
42	42	11building services, hospitality, ports, and health care.
43	43	12 The commission shall consist of 12 members who shall be identified and appointed by
44	44	13the secretary of labor and workforce development and shall include at least 4 representatives of
45	45	14unions and community-based organizations that represent or serve workers in industries where
46	46	15contracting and/or subcontracting are common practices. The secretary shall appoint 1 of the 4
47	47	16representatives from unions and community-based organizations to chair the commission.
48	48	17 The commission shall report the results of its study and its recommendations, together
49	49	18with drafts of legislation if necessary to carry its recommendations into effect, by filing the
50	50	19report with the clerks of the senate and house of representatives, who shall forward the report to
51	51	20the joint committee on labor and workforce development and the house and senate committees
52	52	21on ways and means not later than December 31, 2026.