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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 917 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2116
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 relative to anti-retaliation protections for public employees.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Kenneth I. Gordon21st Middlesex1/14/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 917 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2116
By Representative Gordon of Bedford, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2116) of
Kenneth I. Gordon relative to anti-retaliation protections for public employees. 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 relative to anti-retaliation protections for public employees.
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 148A of Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official
2Edition, is hereby amended by inserting after the word “employer” in line 1, the following:- as
3that term is defined in Section 148 of this Chapter