Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Massachusetts House Bill H2181 Compare Versions

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2	2	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 977 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
3	3	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2181
4	4	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
5	5	_________________
6	6	PRESENTED BY:
7	7	Erika Uyterhoeven
8	8	_________________
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 to implement a 4 day work week in the Commonwealth.
13	13	_______________
14	14	PETITION OF:
15	15	NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Erika Uyterhoeven27th Middlesex1/14/2025 1 of 2
16	16	HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 977 FILED ON: 1/14/2025
17	17	HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2181
18	18	By Representative Uyterhoeven of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No.
19	19	2181) of Erika Uyterhoeven for legislation to establish a 4 day work week. Labor and
20	20	Workforce Development.
21	21	The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
22	22	_______________
23	23	In the One Hundred and Ninety-Fourth General Court
24	24	(2025-2026)
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26	26	An Act to implement a 4 day work week in the Commonwealth.
27	27	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
28	28	of the same, as follows:
29	29	1 SECTION 1. Section 17B of chapter 147 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022
30	30	2Official Edition, is hereby amended by striking out, in line 4, the words “five days and to forty
31	31	3hours” and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 4 days and to 32 hours.
32	32	4 SECTION 2. Section 17G of said chapter 147, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
33	33	5striking out, in line 4, the words “five days and to forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the
34	34	6following words:- 4 days and to 32 hours.
35	35	7 SECTION 3. Section 30A of chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby
36	36	8amended by striking out, in line 3, the word “five” and inserting in place thereof the following
37	37	9figure:- 4.
38	38	10 SECTION 4. Said section 30A of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further
39	39	11amended by striking out, in lines 5 and 6, the words “thirty-seven and one half hours, except in
40	40	12the case of part-time employment, nor more than forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the 2 of 2
41	41	13following words:- 29 ½ hours, except in the case of part-time employment, nor more than 32
42	42	14hours.
43	43	15 SECTION 5. Section 30B of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
44	44	16striking out, in line 2, the word “forty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 32.
45	45	17 SECTION 6. Section 30C of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
46	46	18striking out, in line 3, the word “forty” and inserting in place thereof the following figure:- 32.
47	47	19 SECTION 7. Said section 30C of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby further
48	48	20amended by striking out, in line 7, the word “five” and inserting in place thereof the following
49	49	21figure:- 4.
50	50	22 SECTION 8. Section 33A of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
51	51	23striking out, in line 10, the words “five days and forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the
52	52	24following words:- 4 days and 32 hours.
53	53	25 SECTION 9. Section 33B of said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by
54	54	26striking out, in line 9, the words “five days and forty hours” and inserting in place thereof the
55	55	27following words:- 4 days and 32 hours.
56	56	28 SECTION 10. Said chapter 149, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting after
57	57	29section 51B the following section:-
58	58	30 Section 51C. Notwithstanding any special or general law to the contrary, no employer
59	59	31shall employ any employee for a workweek longer than 32 hours unless such employee receives
60	60	32compensation for their employment in excess of the hours above specified at a rate not less than
61	61	331½ times the regular rate at which they are employed.