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Definitions

Enforcement of Chapter

Inspections and Investigations

Reports of Diseases

Investigations of Industrial Conditions; Complaints; Prosecutions

Safety Devices and Means to Prevent Accidents and Diseases Generally; Fees for Structural Painting

Protection of Employees Consistent With Federal Occupational Safety and Health Act; Occupational Health and Safety Hazard Advisory Board

Monitoring, Inspection and Investigation of Work Involving Asbestos

License for Business Activities Involving Asbestos; Fee

Health and Safety of General Public and Asbestos Workers; Rules and Regulations

Complaints by Employees Relating to Asbestos; Retaliation by Employer

Employer Required to Reimburse Health Safety Net Trust Fund; Retaliation by Employer Prohibited

Violations of Workplace Standards Relating to Asbestos; Cease and Desist Orders

Penalties for Violations of Secs. 6b to 6e

Action for Temporary Restraining Order or Injunction Against Violations of Secs. 6a to 6e; Enforcement

Release or Waiver of Damages Caused by Asbestos

Committees for Investigations and Recommendation of Regulations

Notices and Hearings Before Adoption of Regulations and Orders; Effective Dates

Appeals; Suspensions Pending Hearings; Enforcement of Orders; Other Remedies

Entry of Places of Employment for Investigations

Reports by Physicians Generally

Occupational Lead Registry; Blood Lead Testing Reports; Regulations; Enforcement

Regulations Prevailing Over Regulations of Workmen's Compensation Insurer

Violations of Regulations or Orders

Annual Reports of Commissioner

Inspection Districts; Assignment of Inspectors

Receipt of Gift by Inspector

Entry of Places of Employment for Examinations and Investigations; Access to Records

I - Penalty for Violation of Secs. 18a to 18h; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Duties of Industrial Health Inspectors Relative to Minors

Sanitary and Safety Conditions; Tools; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Confined Spaces; Ventilation; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Power Transmission Equipment; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Ropes, Hooks and Cranes; Use and Operation; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Safety Precautions in Dangerous Undertakings; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Explosives; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Industrial Truck and Internal Combustion Equipment; Operation; Construction of Docks; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Stop Signals; Longshore and Waterfront Operations

Prevention of Employment

Copy of Medical Report for Employee

Lie Detector Tests; Use as Condition of Employment; Penalty; Civil Action

Employment of Aliens Restricted; Regulations; Penalty

Coercion of Agreement Not to Join a Labor Organization

Relief Afforded by Contract Relative to Membership in a Labor or Employer Organization

Liability for Unlawful Acts of Officers, Members or Agents of an Organization

Definitions

Solicitation, Acceptance or Payment of Money to Encourage or Discourage Formation or Functioning of a Labor Organization

Business Combination Transactions; Labor Contracts; Definitions; Remedies

False Notices or Advertisement for Help or Employment

Advertising for or Soliciting Employees During Labor Troubles; Notice to Employment Agency; Employment of Children

Professional Strikebreakers; Obstruction of Picketing

Filling Place of Employees; Size of Letters Mentioning Labor Troubles; Penalty

Armed Guards During Labor Troubles; Qualifications; Violation of Statute

Use of Civil Defense Personnel in Labor Disputes

Communications and Conduct During Labor Disputes

I - Inapplicability of Secs. 24a to 24j to Farm Laborers

Dismissal or Refusal to Employ Certain Persons on Account of Age; Penalty

Contract Provisions Preventing Employment of Certain Persons on Account of Age

Investigation of Complaints of Discrimination; Ascertainment of Age of Employees; Examination and Transcript of Records

Records of Ages of Employees; Copy Furnished to Commissioner; Violation of Statute

Hindering Investigation of Age Discrimination; Refusal of Information

Discharge of Employee for Furnishing Evidence or Testifying in Connection With Discrimination Complaint; Penalty

Publication of Name of Employer Found to Be Violation of Provisions of Secs. 24a to 24j; Summons to Show Cause; Liability for Damages

Appeal From Decision of Commissioner

Severability of Secs. 24a to 24<i>i</i>

Repealed, 1983, 533, Sec. 1

Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act

Lodging, Board and Trade of Public Employees; Statute Part of Employment Contract

Public Works; Preference to Veterans and Citizens; Wages

List of Jobs; Classification; Schedule of Wages; Penalty; Civil Action

Appeals From Classifications and Wage Determinations

Records of Employees; Payroll Records; Statements of Compliance

Penalties for Violations of Certain Sections by Employers, Contractors, Subcontractors or Their Employees

''construction'' and ''constructed'' Defined

Employment of Residents in Highway Districts

Wages of Operators of Rented Equipment; Agreements; Penalty; Civil Action

Wages of Employees of Moving Contractors; Contracts; Injunctive Relief; Damages

Wages of Employees of Maintenance or Cleaning Contractors; Contracts; Civil Action

Right of Action Against City or Town for Labor; Filing Statement; Fee; Limitations

Bonds for Payment for Labor, Materials, Rentals or Transportation Charges; Enforcement of Claim; Notice of Claim; Speedy Trial, Appeal, Consolidation; Dismissal; Legal Fees; Posting Statute

Enforcement of Surety Bonds by Persons Furnishing Labor or Materials on Private Building Projects

Waiver or Cancellation of Payment Bond

Indemnification as Part of Contract

Surety Company; Bonds

Construction Contracts; Reasonable Time Periods for Periodic Progress Payments and Increases in Contract Price; Payment Conditioned Upon Receipt of Payment From Third Party; Requirement to Continue Performance of Construction Without Payment

Payment of Retainage in Private Construction Projects

Eight Hour Day and Six Day Week; Emergencies; Work on Highways

Tours of Duty and Hours of Work of State Employees; Regulations

Overtime of State Employees; Regulations

Work Week of Uniformed Members of State Police; Overtime Service; Compensation; Rules and Regulations

Eight Hour Day for Towns and Public Works for Towns; Emergencies; Acceptance of Statute Relating to Employees of Commonwealth

Scope of Words ''laborers, Workmen and Mechanics'' and ''requiring''

Hours of Labor to Make Up Saturday Half Holiday

Five Day and Forty Hour Week for Cities and Towns; Emergencies; Overtime; Reduction of Compensation

Five Day Week and Eight Hour Day for Cities and Towns; Overtime; Reduction of Compensation

City and Town Employees; Overtime; Effective Date

Blood Donations; Leave of Absence Without Loss of Pay

Leave of Absence to Serve as Organ Donor; State, County and Certain Municipal Employees

Public Contracts; Stipulation as to Hours and Days of Work; Void Contracts

Contracts for Public Works; Workers' Compensation Insurance; Breach of Contract; Enforcement and Violation of Statute

Contracts for Public Works; Wages for Reserve Police Officer

Application of Secs. 30, 34 and 35

Violation of Sec. 30, 31 or 34

Nonapplicability of Eight Hour Day and Six Day Week Statutes

Nine Hour Day for Towns

Annual Vacation for Employees of Commonwealth

Hours of Labor in Institutions; Employees With Less Hours Under Other Statutes; Emergencies

Repealed, 1954, 632, Sec. 2

Saturday Half Holiday for Commonwealth

Work by Employees of Commonwealth on Day Work Basis

Nondiscrimination

Service by Veterans on Memorial Day

I - Severability of Secs. 44a to 44h

Termination of Employment for Veterans Following Return From Overseas Duty

Preference in Promoting or Hiring Veteran, Spouse of Honorably Discharged Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse of Veteran

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 44a to 44h; Competitive Bids on Construction, etc., of Public Works; Award; Bonds; Extreme Emergency Situations; Records Contracts Not Subjected to Competitive Bid Process

Section
44a 1/2

Fair Competition for Bidders on Construction

Plans and Specifications; Bid Deposits

Suspension or Debarment of Contractors

Submission of Bid or Offer; Application for Certification

Section
44d 1/2

General Contractor Bids; Prequalification Procedures

Section
44d 3/4

Subcontractor Sub-Bids; Prequalification Procedures

Filing of Bids; Forms; Modular Buildings

Section
44e 1/2

Renovation and Repair of State House and Historic Suffolk County Courthouse; Solicitation of Bids; Evaluation of Bids; Contract Award; Payment and Performance Bonds

Plans and Specifications; Sub-Bids; Form; Contents

Allowances; Alternates; Weather Protection Devices

Enforcement

Invitations to Bid; Notice; Contents; Violations; Penalty

44l - Repealed, 1980, 579, Sec. 55

Energy Systems; Life-Cycle Cost Estimates

Work on Holidays

Work for Time Lost by Holidays

Sunday Work Without a Day Off

One Day of Rest in Seven; Operation of Business on Sunday; Violations

Establishments Not Subject to Sunday Work and Rest Days; Railroads or Railways

Work Not Subject to Sunday Work and Rest Days

One Day of Rest in Seven for Watchmen and Employees Maintaining Fires, Violations

Posting List of Employees Working on Sunday; Work on Days of Rest

Exemption for Special Circumstances; Days of Rest and Sunday Business

Repealed, 1985, 572, Sec. 6

Time Books; Violation of Statute

Repealed, 2014, 307, Sec. 89

Section
52a 1/2

Veterans; Participation in Memorial Day Exercise and Observance of Veterans Day; Leave of Absence Granted; Exceptions

Employment Applications; Volunteer Work as Experience

Personnel Records; Review by Employee; Corrections; Penalty

Family and Medical Leave; Enforcement

Leave From Work When Employee or Family Member of Employee Has Been Victim of Abusive Behavior

53a - Repealed, 1980, 131, Sec. 2

Core Rooms Where Workers Employed; Investigations; Regulations; Violations

Repealed, 1974, 345

Minors; Restrictions on Hours of Work; Posting Notices; Making Up Time Lost by Stoppage of Machinery; Employment by Shifts; Minors Employed on Farms

Employment in Violation of Statute

Elevator Operators; Minors

Repealed, 1974, 371, Sec. 1

Children Under Sixteen in General; School Hours; Night Work; Plays or Musical Comedies; Fashion Shows; Hospitals

Minors Under Sixteen; Particular Employments

Minors Under Eighteen

Employment of Vocational Agricultural Students

Dangerous or Injurious Employment of Minors; Hearing and Determination

Employment of Minors Where Liquor Sold; Taking or Sending Minors to Immoral Places

Hours and Days Of, and Time For, Work of Minors Under Sixteen; Time in Continuation School or Courses of Instruction

Time of Work for Children; Exceptions

Days and Hours of Work for Boys or Girls Under Eighteen

Time for Work of Minor Messengers

Children as Newspaper Vendors; Restrictions; Penalty

Minors Under Sixteen as Vendors and Bootblacks, Scavengers or Other Trade in Street or Public Places; Charge for Badge for Employment

Issuance of Badges to Minors; Proof of Age; Grounds for Refusal to Issue

Badges; Wearing; Transfer; Exhibition; Regulations for Issuing

Time for Work of Minors Under Sixteen Engaged as Vendors, Bootblacks, Scavengers or in Any Other Trade in Streets or Public Places

Posting of Notice of Hours of Work of Minor; Employment at Other Times; Changing Terms

Forms of Notice Furnished by Attorney General

Inspectors; Duties; Prosecutions

Enforcement of Statutes; Supervisors of Attendance; Appointment; Powers

Employment Of, and Permitting Work By, Minors Contrary to Statutes; Reports of Violations

Written Warnings and Civil Citations; Appeal; Penalties; Criminal Complaint

Hindering Inspectors, Supervisors of Attendance or Department Representatives; Refusal of Admittance or to Give Information

Furnishing Minors With Articles for Sale In, and Encouragement Of, Violation of Statutes

Compelling or Permitting Minor to Work in Violation of Statute; Certification of False Statement

Violation of Statutes by Persons Issuing Badges or Enforcing Statutes

Violation of Statutes by Minors; Revocation of Badge; Refusal to Surrender; Working After Revocation

Service of Summons or Warrants

Nonapplicability of Secs. 60 to 83

Employment of Children With Permit; Particular Employments; Filing, Accessibility and Return Of, and Failure to Return, Permit; List of Employed Children

Employment Permits in General; Approval; Return of Evidence of Age; Certificate by Town Clerk; Notice of Child's Violation of Statute

School Record for Employment Permit; Educational Qualification; Necessary School Attendance

Employment Permits; Contents; Signatures; Fee; Duplicate; Records; Papers Furnished by Department; Explanatory Matter

Employment of Child Under Sixteen in Violation of Statute; Penalties; Forged Evidence of Age or Birth; Certification of False Statements In, and Alteration Of, Permit

Cessation of Employment for Non-Attendance of Continuation School; Violation of Statute

Visiting to Ascertain Employment of Children; Reporting Illegal Employment; Complaint; Violation of Statute

Employment Contrary to Statute; Taking Minor to School; Reporting Evidence to Court or Justice; Complaint; Violation of Statute

Employment Permits, Educational Certificates and Lists of Employed Minors Produced for Inspection; Evidence of Illegal Employment

Minors 16 Years or Older Who Have Not Completed Requirements for Sixth Grade; Attendance at School

Work-Study Program Exception to Permit for Employment Requirement; Exceptions

Manual Training and Industrial Education; Effect of Statutes

98 - Repealed, 2006, 426, Sec. 17

Repealed, 1974, 372, Sec. 1

Hours of Work Without Interval for Meal; Duration; Violation of Statute

Nonapplicability of Statute Relating to Mealtimes and Intervals for Meals

Labor During Mealtime Without Knowledge of Employer

Seats for Employees; Violation of Statute

Children Participants in Public Exhibitions; Violation of Statute

Repealed, 1982, 364, Sec. 1

License for Theatrical Exhibitions or Shows in Which Children Are Employed

Discrimination on Basis of Gender in Payment of Wages Prohibited; Enforcement; Unlawful Practices; Good Faith Self-Evaluation of Payment Practices

Violation of Secs. 105a to 105c; Discharge or Discrimination Because of Complaint, Proceedings or Testimony; Penalties

Entry of Premises, and Investigation to Determine Compliance With Secs. 105a to 105c

Parental Leave; Rights and Benefits

Drinking Water; Violation of Statute; Coverage of Term ''industrial Establishments''

Water for Humidifying Purposes; Violation of Statute

Thermometers for Humidity and Temperature; Regulations; Place; Reading; Record

Nonapplicability of Statute Relating to Thermometers; Hygrometers; Psychrometers; Records

Relative Humidity Limits

Sources of Water for Humidifying Purposes; Clean Air Ducts

Failure to Comply With Secs. 108 to 111; Penalty

Light, Ventilation, Cleanliness, Sanitation and Heat in Establishments

Investigations and Suggestions Relative to Eyes and Vision

Devices and Means to Prevent Injury to Eyes; Order; Compliance; Violation of Statute

Investigations as to Light; Notice to Change; Failure to Comply With Order

Ventilation

Means to Diminish Inhalation of Dust

Hoods or Hoppers and Suction Pipes for Emery or Buffing Wheels or Belts

Form and Place of Hoods or Hoppers; Size and Speed of Blowers; Approval by Attorney General

Nonapplicability of Statutes Relating to Emery and Buffing Machinery

Violation of Statutes Relating to Ventilation, Dust and Emery and Buffing Machinery

Inspections Relative to Apparatus for Emery and Buffing Machinery; Complaint; Prosecution

Communication Between Engineer's Room and Machinery Room

Violation of Statute Relating to Communication

Fastening Doors During Business Hours; Violation of Statute

Guards For, and Cleaning Of, Machinery; Disconnection and Removal of Safety Devices

Traversing Carriage of a Self-Acting Mule Traveling Close to Fixed Structure

Safeguards for Hoistways, Hatchways and Well Holes; Closing Trapdoors

Shoring Trenches for Local Governments; Graves Excepted

Stilts; Penalty for Requiring or Knowingly Permitting Use in Construction

Installation or Repair of Live Electric Wires or Electrical Equipment; Assistance; Safety Equipment; Penalty

Riding in Man-Basket Carried by Hoisting Machinery for Bungee Jumping or Other Approved Activity

Explosives or Inflammable Materials; Storage and Use Near Egress

Guards for Loom Shuttles; Violation of Statute

Suction Shuttles; Shuttle or Thread Touching Lips; Violation of Statute

Water Closets, Toilets and Washing Facilities; Regulations; Definitions of ''industrial Establishments'' and ''railroad Establishments''

Necessary Changes; Action for Proportion of Expense

Prosecutions; Necessity of Neglect to Make Changes; Notice; Liability of Corporate Officer

Violation of Public Health Laws; Notice to Town Board of Health; Enforcement

Foundry Toilet Rooms and Water Closets; Failure to Comply With Statute

Injuring Toilet Appliances

Lockers and Clothes Receptacles of Employees; Violation of Statute

Repealed, 1953, 57

Medical and Surgical Chests; Accommodations for Treatment of Injured or Ill Persons; Facilities for Heating Food; Violation of Statute

Lifting Heavy Objects in Textile Factories

Sanitary Material for Cleaning Printing Presses

Marked Receptacles for Benzol, Carbon Tetrachloride or Other Substances Hazardous to Health

Marked Receptacles for Materials Containing Benzol, Carbon Tetrachloride or Other Substances Hazardous to Health

Markings; Clear and Conspicuous; Size; Place

Receptacles Exempt From Marking Requirements

Reports Concerning Material Hazardous to Health

Violation of Secs. 142a to 142c; Failure to Mark Receptacles; Removal or Defacement of Marks; Penalty

Enforcement of Statutes and Regulations

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 143 to 144h

Protection From Undue Competition and of Health and Well-Being of Workers

Unlawful Industrial Homework

Investigation of Industries; Order Declaring Industrial Homework Unlawful

Hearing Preceding Order; Notice; Place; Effective Date of Order

Distribution of Materials and Articles; Necessity of Place of Employment in Commonwealth

Employer's Permit; Person to Whom Materials or Articles May Be Delivered; Effect of Strike; Payment of Fees Into Treasury

Homeworker's Certificate; Place of Work; Work Performed by Others; Qualifications of Applicant and Home; Strike Against Employer

Employer's Name and Address Affixed to Articles or Container of Goods Delivered for Homework

Work in Violation of Statutes; Removal, Retention and Disposition of Articles; Notice

Record of Homeworkers and Work

Regulations; Violations; Inspections and Investigations

Attendance of Witnesses and Production of Books and Papers; Summons and Court Order; Fees; Oaths; Depositions

Additional Penalties

Educational and Philanthropic Organizations; Homework Performed Under Supervision of Commission for the Blind

Payment of Wages; Commissions; Exemption by Contract; Persons Deemed Employers; Provision for Cashing Check or Draft; Violation of Statute

Employees Seeking Rights Under Provisions of This Chapter; Discharge or Discrimination; Punishment

Persons Performing Service Not Authorized Under This Chapter Deemed Employees; Exception

Earned Sick Time

Earned Sick Time Outreach Program

Summons and Warrant for Violations of Sec. 148

Complaint for Violation of Certain Sections; Defenses; Payment After Complaint; Assignments; Loan of Wages to Employer; Civil Action

Notification of Deductions

Fees or Assessments Other Than Those Chargeable Under Union Constitution and By-Laws

Improper Expenditure of Withholdings or Deductions From Wages; Penalties

Payment on Pay Day Before Close of Working Hours

Deductions for Coming Late to Work

Service Charges and Tips; Tip Pools; Penalties

Grading Work of Weavers; Imperfections Affecting Wages; Conditions Precedent to Fines

Employer's Fine Upon Weaver for Imperfections; Violations of Statutes

Specifications as to Work and Wages for Weavers, Frame Tenders, Warpers, Web Drawers and Operatives Paid by the Pound

Specifications and Tickets; Posting and Attaching; Contents; Pick Clocks; Excess of Maximum Lengths; Violation of Statute

Violation of Sec. 155; Interference With Inspectors

Employees Paid by Piece; Tickets Stating Basis of Remuneration; Posting Statement of Amount of Pay Earned

Stopped Machinery; Deductions From Wages; Making Up Lost Time; Penalty

Work Without Compensation

Discharge of Employee Without Notice

Repealed, 2004, 125, Sec. 14

Reimbursement of Expenses for Medical Examinations

Staffing Agencies; Notice of Information Concerning Employee's Assignment; Fees Prohibited; Transportation Services; Prohibited Activities by Staffing

To 168a - Repealed, 2011, 3, Sec. 131

To 172 - Repealed, 1981, 351, Sec. 250

Destruction or Sale of Records and Papers

Repealed, 1929, 357, Sec. 2

Bells, Whistles and Gongs

Non-Resident as Special Police Officer

Police Assistance in Protecting Property; Non-Residents Assisting With Arms; Liability in Damages

Contract Exempting Employer From Liability to Employee

Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians; Responding to Emergencies; Discharge From Other Employment

O - Group Insurance Termination; Notice of Date to Employee

Leave of Absence From Work for Voting

Payment of Wages of Intestate Employee; Officer or Employee of Commonwealth or Subdivision

Deductions From Salary for Certain Financial Institutions; Credit Union Bonds; Withdrawal of Authorization by Employee; Attachment or Execution; Pension Money Paid to Credit Unions; Authorization

Sum Owed Estate of Officer or Employee of Political Subdivisions Paid to Husband, Widow or Next of Kin

Repealed, 1973, 1078, Sec. 1

Group Insurance; Disposition of Dividends

To 178n - Repealed, 1973, 1078, Sec. 1

Placards Posted to Inform Employees

Preference to Citizens in Awarding Public Work Contracts; Violations

Notice to Commissioner of Commencement or Change of Location of Business; Violations

Collective Bargaining Agreements; Successor Clauses

Violation of Chapter Provisions With No Specific Penalty

Violation of Closing Laws

Retirement or Health and Welfare Funds; Failure of Employer to Make Payments

Standards of Corporate Behavior; Companies Financed With Assistance of Quasi-Public Agencies

Severance Pay Upon Termination Following Transfer of Control of Employer; Definitions

Severance Pay Following Transfer of Control or Attempted Transfer of Control of Registered Corporation; Definitions

Retaliation Against Employees Reporting Violations of Law or Risks to Public Health, Safety or Environment; Remedies

Broadcasting Industry; Noncompete Agreements

Health Care Providers; Protection From Retaliatory Action by Health Care Facilities

Repealed, 2013, 38, Sec. 108

Employer Medical Assistance Contribution

Employer Contribution for Employees Receiving Health Insurance Coverage Through Division of Medical Assistance or Subsidized Insurance Through Health Insurance Connector Authority; Request for Hearing on Liability Determination; Payment and Collection of Contribution; Sharing and Disclosure of Data Collected Under Section

Rights Relating to Pay and Other Terms or Conditions of Employment for Domestic Workers

Conduct Constituting Unlawful Discriminatory Practice Against Domestic Workers; Enforcement

Definitions Applicable to Secs. 193 to 203 Relating to Professional Employer Agreements

Effect of Professional Employer Agreements on Collective Bargaining or Rights of Employees Under Any Applicable State or Federal Law

Licensing, Registration or Certification Requirements Under Professional Employer Agreements

Tax Credits and Other Economic Incentives; Covered Employees Deemed as Client's Employees Under Professional Employer Agreements; Status as Small, Minority-Owned, Disadvantaged, Woman-Owned Business or Other Underutilized Class of Enterprise

Registration Required for Professional Employer Services; Information Provided With Application; Interim Operating Permit; Renewal; Reporting and Financial Requirements; Combined or Consolidated Financial Statements; Forms, Filings and Fees; Positive Working Capital and Surety Bonds

Rights and Responsibilities Under Professional Employer Agreement; Notice; Termination

Professional Employer Agreements; Taxes, Assessments or Mandated Expenditures on per Capita or per Employee Basis, or Upon Total Payroll Basis

Workers' Compensation for Covered Employees Under Professional Employer Agreements

Unemployment Insurance for Employees Covered by Professional Employer Agreement

Employee Count Under Professional Employer Agreements

Prohibited Acts Relating to Professional Employer Services; Disciplinary Actions; Complaints; Hearing; Sanctions

Failure of Professional Employer Organization to Pay Wages in Accordance With Chapters 148 and 151