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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3214 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2161
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
David Allen Robertson
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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 ensuring fair and full employee compensation.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:David Allen Robertson19th Middlesex1/16/2025 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 3214 FILED ON: 1/16/2025
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2161
By Representative Robertson of Tewksbury, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2161)
of David Allen Robertson relative to ensuring fair and full employee compensation. Labor and
Workforce Development.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1938 OF 2023-2024.]
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 ensuring fair and full employee compensation.
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 148 of Chapter 149 shall be amended by inserting the following section:
2 Any employer paying wages to an employee by any means other than check or draft must
3make check or draft options available for the paid wages without charge by deduction from the
4face amount thereof or otherwise.