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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 860 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2115
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Kenneth I. Gordon
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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 clarifying the prevailing wage act to protect actions by the attorney general.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/13/2025 1 of 2
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 860 FILED ON: 1/13/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2115
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2115) of
Kenneth I. Gordon relative to the statute of limitations for certain prevailing wage act actions.
Labor and Workforce Development.
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
(2025-2026)
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An Act clarifying the prevailing wage act to protect actions by the attorney general.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 27 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out the word "27B" in line 68 and inserting in
3place thereof the following:- 27H
4 SECTION 2. Section 27 of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby further amended
5by inserting after the word "benefits" in line 100 the following:-
6 ;provided, however, that the 3 year limitation period shall be tolled from the date that the
7employee or a similarly situated employee files a complaint with the attorney general alleging a
8violation of any of these sections until the date that the attorney general issues a letter
9authorizing a private right of action or the date that an enforcement action by the attorney general
10becomes final.
11 SECTION 3. Section 27F of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
12inserting after the word "benefits" in line 31 the following:- 2 of 2
13 ;provided, however, that the 3 year limitation period shall be tolled from the date that the
14employee or a similarly situated employee files a complaint with the attorney general alleging a
15violation of any of these sections until the date that the attorney general issues a letter
16authorizing a private right of action or the date that an enforcement action by the attorney general
17becomes final.
18 SECTION 4. Section 27G of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
19inserting after the word "benefits" in line 21 the following:-
20 ;provided, however, that the 3 year limitation period shall be tolled from the date that the
21employee or a similarly situated employee files a complaint with the attorney general alleging a
22violation of any of these sections until the date that the attorney general issues a letter
23authorizing a private right of action or the date that an enforcement action by the attorney general
24becomes final.
25 SECTION 5. Section 27H of Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by
26inserting after the word "benefits" in line 29 the following:-
27 ;provided, however, that the 3 year limitation period shall be tolled from the date that the
28employee or a similarly situated employee files a complaint with the attorney general alleging a
29violation of any of these sections until the date that the attorney general issues a letter
30authorizing a private right of action or the date that an enforcement action by the attorney general
31becomes final.
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