Massachusetts Chapter 149 — Labor and Industries

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 1— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 2— Enforcement of chapter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 3— Inspections and investigations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 4— Reports of diseases
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 5— Investigations of industrial conditions; complaints; prosecutions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 6— Safety devices and means to prevent accidents and diseases generally; fees for structural painting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 6A— Monitoring, inspection and investigation of work involving asbestos
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 6B— License for business activities involving asbestos; fee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 6C— Health and safety of general public and asbestos workers; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 6D— Complaints by employees relating to asbestos; retaliation by employer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 6E— Violations of workplace standards relating to asbestos; cease and desist orders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 6F— Penalties for violations of Secs. 6B to 6E
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 6G— Release or waiver of damages caused by asbestos
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 7— Committees for investigations and recommendation of regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 8— Notices and hearings before adoption of regulations and orders; effective dates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 9— Appeals; suspensions pending hearings; enforcement of orders; other remedies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 10— Entry of places of employment for investigations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 11— Reports by physicians generally
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 11A— Occupational lead registry; blood lead testing reports; regulations; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 12— Regulations prevailing over regulations of workmen's compensation insurer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 13— Violations of regulations or orders
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 14— Annual reports of commissioner
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 15— Inspection districts; assignment of inspectors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 16— Receipt of gift by inspector
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 17— Entry of places of employment for examinations and investigations; access to records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18— Duties of industrial health inspectors relative to minors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18A— Sanitary and safety conditions; tools; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18B— Confined spaces; ventilation; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18C— Power transmission equipment; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18D— Ropes, hooks and cranes; use and operation; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18E— Safety precautions in dangerous undertakings; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18F— Explosives; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18G— Industrial truck and internal combustion equipment; operation; construction of docks; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18H— Stop signals; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 18I— Penalty for violation of Secs. 18A to 18H; longshore and waterfront operations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 19— Prevention of employment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 19A— Copy of medical report for employee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 19B— Lie detector tests; use as condition of employment; penalty; civil action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 19C— Employment of aliens restricted; regulations; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 20— Coercion of agreement not to join a labor organization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 20A— Relief afforded by contract relative to membership in a labor or employer organization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 20B— Liability for unlawful acts of officers, members or agents of an organization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 20C— Definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 20D— Solicitation, acceptance or payment of money to encourage or discourage formation or functioning of a labor organization
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 20E— Business combination transactions; labor contracts; definitions; remedies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 21— False notices or advertisement for help or employment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 22— Advertising for or soliciting employees during labor troubles; notice to employment agency; employment of children
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 22A— Professional strikebreakers; obstruction of picketing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 23— Filling place of employees; size of letters mentioning labor troubles; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 23A— Armed guards during labor troubles; qualifications; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 23B— Use of civil defense personnel in labor disputes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24— Communications and conduct during labor disputes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24A— Dismissal or refusal to employ certain persons on account of age; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24B— Contract provisions preventing employment of certain persons on account of age
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24C— Investigation of complaints of discrimination; ascertainment of age of employees; examination and transcript of records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24D— Records of ages of employees; copy furnished to commissioner; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24E— Hindering investigation of age discrimination; refusal of information
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24F— Discharge of employee for furnishing evidence or testifying in connection with discrimination complaint; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24G— Publication of name of employer found to be violation of provisions of Secs. 24A to 24J; summons to show cause; liability for damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24H— Appeal from decision of commissioner
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24I— Inapplicability of Secs. 24A to 24J to farm laborers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24J— Severability of Secs. 24A to 24I
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24K— Repealed, 1983, 533, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 24L— Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 25— Lodging, board and trade of public employees; statute part of employment contract
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 26— Public works; preference to veterans and citizens; wages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27— List of jobs; classification; schedule of wages; penalty; civil action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27A— Appeals from classifications and wage determinations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27B— Records of employees; payroll records; statements of compliance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27C— Penalties for violations of certain sections by employers, contractors, subcontractors or their employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27D— ''Construction'' and ''constructed'' defined
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27E— Employment of residents in highway districts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27F— Wages of operators of rented equipment; agreements; penalty; civil action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27G— Wages of employees of moving contractors; contracts; injunctive relief; damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 27H— Wages of employees of maintenance or cleaning contractors; contracts; civil action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 28— Right of action against city or town for labor; filing statement; fee; limitations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 29— 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 29A— Enforcement of surety bonds by persons furnishing labor or materials on private building projects
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 29B— Waiver or cancellation of payment bond
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 29C— Indemnification as part of contract
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 29D— Surety company; bonds
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 29E— 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 29F— Payment of retainage in private construction projects
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 30— Eight hour day and six day week; emergencies; work on highways
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 30A— Tours of duty and hours of work of state employees; regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 30B— Overtime of state employees; regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 30C— Work week of uniformed members of state police; overtime service; compensation; rules and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 31— Eight hour day for towns and public works for towns; emergencies; acceptance of statute relating to employees of commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 32— Scope of words ''laborers, workmen and mechanics'' and ''requiring''
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 33— Hours of labor to make up Saturday half holiday
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 33A— Five day and forty hour week for cities and towns; emergencies; overtime; reduction of compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 33B— Five day week and eight hour day for cities and towns; overtime; reduction of compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 33C— City and town employees; overtime; effective date
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 33D— Blood donations; leave of absence without loss of pay
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 33E— Leave of absence to serve as organ donor; state, county and certain municipal employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 34— Public contracts; stipulation as to hours and days of work; void contracts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 34A— Contracts for public works; workers' compensation insurance; breach of contract; enforcement and violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 34B— Contracts for public works; wages for reserve police officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 34C— Application of Secs. 30, 34 and 35
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 35— Violation of Sec. 30, 31 or 34
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 36— Nonapplicability of eight hour day and six day week statutes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 37— Nine hour day for towns
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 38— Annual vacation for employees of commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 39— Hours of labor in institutions; employees with less hours under other statutes; emergencies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 40— Repealed, 1954, 632, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 41— Saturday half holiday for commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 42— Work by employees of commonwealth on day work basis
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 43— Nondiscrimination
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44— Service by veterans on Memorial Day
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44A— 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44B— Plans and specifications; bid deposits
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44C— Suspension or debarment of contractors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44D— Submission of bid or offer; application for certification
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44E— Filing of bids; forms; modular buildings
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44F— Plans and specifications; sub-bids; form; contents
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44G— Allowances; alternates; weather protection devices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44H— Enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44I— Severability of Secs. 44A to 44H
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44J— Invitations to bid; notice; contents; violations; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44M— Energy systems; life-cycle cost estimates
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 45— Work on holidays
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 46— Work for time lost by holidays
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 47— Sunday work without a day off
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 48— One day of rest in seven; operation of business on Sunday; violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 49— Establishments not subject to Sunday work and rest days; railroads or railways
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 50— Work not subject to Sunday work and rest days
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 50A— One day of rest in seven for watchmen and employees maintaining fires, violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 51— Posting list of employees working on Sunday; work on days of rest
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 51A— Exemption for special circumstances; days of rest and Sunday business
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 51B— Repealed, 1985, 572, Sec. 6
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52— Time books; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52A— Repealed, 2014, 307, Sec. 89
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52B— Employment applications; volunteer work as experience
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52C— Personnel records; review by employee; corrections; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52D— Family and medical leave; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52E— Leave from work when employee or family member of employee has been victim of abusive behavior
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 54— Core rooms where workers employed; investigations; regulations; violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 55— Repealed, 1974, 345
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 56— Minors; restrictions on hours of work; posting notices; making up time lost by stoppage of machinery; employment by shifts; minors employed on farms
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 57— Employment in violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 58— Elevator operators; minors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 59— Repealed, 1974, 371, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 60— Children under sixteen in general; school hours; night work; plays or musical comedies; fashion shows; hospitals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 61— Minors under sixteen; particular employments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 62— Minors under eighteen
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 62A— Employment of vocational agricultural students
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 63— Dangerous or injurious employment of minors; hearing and determination
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 64— Employment of minors where liquor sold; taking or sending minors to immoral places
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 65— Hours and days of, and time for, work of minors under sixteen; time in continuation school or courses of instruction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 66— Time of work for children; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 67— Days and hours of work for boys or girls under eighteen
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 68— Time for work of minor messengers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 69— Children as newspaper vendors; restrictions; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 70— Minors under sixteen as vendors and bootblacks, scavengers or other trade in street or public places; charge for badge for employment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 71— Issuance of badges to minors; proof of age; grounds for refusal to issue
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 72— Badges; wearing; transfer; exhibition; regulations for issuing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 73— Time for work of minors under sixteen engaged as vendors, bootblacks, scavengers or in any other trade in streets or public places
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 74— Posting of notice of hours of work of minor; employment at other times; changing terms
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 75— Forms of notice furnished by attorney general
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 76— Inspectors; duties; prosecutions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 77— Enforcement of statutes; supervisors of attendance; appointment; powers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 78— Employment of, and permitting work by, minors contrary to statutes; reports of violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 78A— Written warnings and civil citations; appeal; penalties; criminal complaint
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 79— Hindering inspectors, supervisors of attendance or department representatives; refusal of admittance or to give information
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 80— Furnishing minors with articles for sale in, and encouragement of, violation of statutes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 81— Compelling or permitting minor to work in violation of statute; certification of false statement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 82— Violation of statutes by persons issuing badges or enforcing statutes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 83— Violation of statutes by minors; revocation of badge; refusal to surrender; working after revocation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 84— Service of summons or warrants
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 85— Nonapplicability of Secs. 60 to 83
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 86— Employment of children with permit; particular employments; filing, accessibility and return of, and failure to return, permit; list of employed children
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 87— Employment permits in general; approval; return of evidence of age; certificate by town clerk; notice of child's violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 88— School record for employment permit; educational qualification; necessary school attendance
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 89— Employment permits; contents; signatures; fee; duplicate; records; papers furnished by department; explanatory matter
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 90— 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 91— Cessation of employment for non-attendance of continuation school; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 92— Visiting to ascertain employment of children; reporting illegal employment; complaint; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 93— Employment contrary to statute; taking minor to school; reporting evidence to court or justice; complaint; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 94— Employment permits, educational certificates and lists of employed minors produced for inspection; evidence of illegal employment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 95— Minors 16 years or older who have not completed requirements for sixth grade; attendance at school
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 95A— Work-study program exception to permit for employment requirement; exceptions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 96— Manual training and industrial education; effect of statutes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 99— Repealed, 1974, 372, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 100— Hours of work without interval for meal; duration; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 101— Nonapplicability of statute relating to mealtimes and intervals for meals
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 102— Labor during mealtime without knowledge of employer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 103— Seats for employees; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 104— Children participants in public exhibitions; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 104A— Repealed, 1982, 364, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105— License for theatrical exhibitions or shows in which children are employed
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105A— Discrimination on basis of gender in payment of wages prohibited; enforcement; unlawful practices; good faith self-evaluation of payment practices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105B— Violation of Secs. 105A to 105C; discharge or discrimination because of complaint, proceedings or testimony; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105C— Entry of premises, and investigation to determine compliance with Secs. 105A to 105C
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105D— Parental leave; rights and benefits
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105E— Wage data reports; submission to state secretary; submission to executive office of labor and workforce development; violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105F— Pay range for particular and specific employment positions; retaliation or discrimination; enforcement; violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 106— Drinking water; violation of statute; coverage of term ''industrial establishments''
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 107— Water for humidifying purposes; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 108— Thermometers for humidity and temperature; regulations; place; reading; record
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 109— Nonapplicability of statute relating to thermometers; hygrometers; psychrometers; records
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 110— Relative humidity limits
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 111— Sources of water for humidifying purposes; clean air ducts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 112— Failure to comply with Secs. 108 to 111; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 113— Light, ventilation, cleanliness, sanitation and heat in establishments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 114— Investigations and suggestions relative to eyes and vision
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 115— Devices and means to prevent injury to eyes; order; compliance; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 116— Investigations as to light; notice to change; failure to comply with order
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 117— Ventilation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 118— Means to diminish inhalation of dust
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 119— Hoods or hoppers and suction pipes for emery or buffing wheels or belts
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 120— Form and place of hoods or hoppers; size and speed of blowers; approval by attorney general
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 121— Nonapplicability of statutes relating to emery and buffing machinery
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 122— Violation of statutes relating to ventilation, dust and emery and buffing machinery
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 123— Inspections relative to apparatus for emery and buffing machinery; complaint; prosecution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 124— Communication between engineer's room and machinery room
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 125— Violation of statute relating to communication
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 126— Fastening doors during business hours; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 127— Guards for, and cleaning of, machinery; disconnection and removal of safety devices
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 128— Traversing carriage of a self-acting mule traveling close to fixed structure
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 129— Safeguards for hoistways, hatchways and well holes; closing trapdoors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 129A— Shoring trenches for local governments; graves excepted
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 129B— Stilts; penalty for requiring or knowingly permitting use in construction
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 129C— Installation or repair of live electric wires or electrical equipment; assistance; safety equipment; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 129D— Riding in man-basket carried by hoisting machinery for bungee jumping or other approved activity
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 130— Explosives or inflammable materials; storage and use near egress
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 131— Guards for loom shuttles; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 132— Suction shuttles; shuttle or thread touching lips; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 133— Water closets, toilets and washing facilities; regulations; definitions of ''industrial establishments'' and ''railroad establishments''
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 134— Necessary changes; action for proportion of expense
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 135— Prosecutions; necessity of neglect to make changes; notice; liability of corporate officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 136— Violation of public health laws; notice to town board of health; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 137— Foundry toilet rooms and water closets; failure to comply with statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 138— Injuring toilet appliances
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 139— Lockers and clothes receptacles of employees; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 140— Repealed, 1953, 57
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 141— Medical and surgical chests; accommodations for treatment of injured or ill persons; facilities for heating food; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 141A— Lifting heavy objects in textile factories
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142— Sanitary material for cleaning printing presses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142A— Marked receptacles for benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substances hazardous to health
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142B— Marked receptacles for materials containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substances hazardous to health
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142C— Markings; clear and conspicuous; size; place
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142D— Receptacles exempt from marking requirements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142E— Reports concerning material hazardous to health
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142F— Violation of Secs. 142A to 142C; failure to mark receptacles; removal or defacement of marks; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142G— Enforcement of statutes and regulations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 143— Definitions applicable to Secs. 143 to 144H
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 143A— Protection from undue competition and of health and well-being of workers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 144— Unlawful industrial homework
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 145— Investigation of industries; order declaring industrial homework unlawful
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 146— Hearing preceding order; notice; place; effective date of order
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 146A— Distribution of materials and articles; necessity of place of employment in commonwealth
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147— Employer's permit; person to whom materials or articles may be delivered; effect of strike; payment of fees into treasury
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147A— Homeworker's certificate; place of work; work performed by others; qualifications of applicant and home; strike against employer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147B— Employer's name and address affixed to articles or container of goods delivered for homework
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147C— Work in violation of statutes; removal, retention and disposition of articles; notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147D— Record of homeworkers and work
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147E— Regulations; violations; inspections and investigations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147F— Attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers; summons and court order; fees; oaths; depositions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147G— Additional penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147H— Educational and philanthropic organizations; homework performed under supervision of commission for the blind
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148— Payment of wages; commissions; exemption by contract; persons deemed employers; provision for cashing check or draft; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148A— Employees seeking rights under provisions of this chapter; discharge or discrimination; punishment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148B— Persons performing service not authorized under this chapter deemed employees; exception
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148C— Earned sick time
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148D— Earned sick time outreach program
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 149— Summons and warrant for violations of Sec. 148
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 150— Complaint for violation of certain sections; defenses; payment after complaint; assignments; loan of wages to employer; civil action
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 150A— Notification of deductions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 150B— Fees or assessments other than those chargeable under union constitution and by-laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 150C— Improper expenditure of withholdings or deductions from wages; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 151— Payment on pay day before close of working hours
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 152— Deductions for coming late to work
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 152A— Service charges and tips; tip pools; penalties
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 153— Grading work of weavers; imperfections affecting wages; conditions precedent to fines
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 154— Employer's fine upon weaver for imperfections; violations of statutes
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 155— Specifications as to work and wages for weavers, frame tenders, warpers, web drawers and operatives paid by the pound
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 156— Specifications and tickets; posting and attaching; contents; pick clocks; excess of maximum lengths; violation of statute
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 157— Violation of Sec. 155; interference with inspectors
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 157A— Employees paid by piece; tickets stating basis of remuneration; posting statement of amount of pay earned
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 158— Stopped machinery; deductions from wages; making up lost time; penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 158A— Work without compensation
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 159— Discharge of employee without notice
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 159A— Repealed, 2004, 125, Sec. 14
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 159B— Reimbursement of expenses for medical examinations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 159C— Staffing agencies; notice of information concerning employee's assignment; fees prohibited; transportation services; prohibited activities by staffing
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 173— Destruction or sale of records and papers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 174— Repealed, 1929, 357, Sec. 2
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 175— Bells, whistles and gongs
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 176— Non-resident as special police officer
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 177— Police assistance in protecting property; non-residents assisting with arms; liability in damages
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 177A— Contract exempting employer from liability to employee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 177B— Volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians; responding to emergencies; discharge from other employment
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178— Leave of absence from work for voting
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178A— Payment of wages of intestate employee; officer or employee of commonwealth or subdivision
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178B— 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178C— Sum owed estate of officer or employee of political subdivisions paid to husband, widow or next of kin
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178D— Repealed, 1973, 1078, Sec. 1
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178E— Group insurance; disposition of dividends
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178O— Group insurance termination; notice of date to employee
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 179— Placards posted to inform employees
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 179A— Preference to citizens in awarding public work contracts; violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 179B— Notice to commissioner of commencement or change of location of business; violations
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 179C— Collective bargaining agreements; successor clauses
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 180— Violation of chapter provisions with no specific penalty
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 180A— Violation of closing laws
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 181— Retirement or health and welfare funds; failure of employer to make payments
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 182— Standards of corporate behavior; companies financed with assistance of quasi-public agencies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 183— Severance pay upon termination following transfer of control of employer; definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 184— Severance pay following transfer of control or attempted transfer of control of registered corporation; definitions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 185— Retaliation against employees reporting violations of law or risks to public health, safety or environment; remedies
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 186— Broadcasting industry; noncompete agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 187— Health care providers; protection from retaliatory action by health care facilities
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 188— Repealed, 2013, 38, Sec. 108
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 189— Employer medical assistance contribution
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 189A— Repealed by 2017, 63, Sec. 10, eff. Dec. 31, 2019
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 190— Rights relating to pay and other terms or conditions of employment for domestic workers
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 191— Conduct constituting unlawful discriminatory practice against domestic workers; enforcement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 192— Definitions applicable to Secs. 193 to 203 relating to professional employer agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 193— Effect of professional employer agreements on collective bargaining or rights of employees under any applicable state or federal law
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 194— Licensing, registration or certification requirements under professional employer agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 195— 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 196— 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
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 197— Rights and responsibilities under professional employer agreement; notice; termination
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 198— Professional employer agreements; taxes, assessments or mandated expenditures on per capita or per employee basis, or upon total payroll basis
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 199— Workers' compensation for covered employees under professional employer agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 200— Unemployment insurance for employees covered by professional employer agreement
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 201— Employee count under professional employer agreements
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 202— Prohibited acts relating to professional employer services; disciplinary actions; complaints; hearing; sanctions
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 203— Failure of professional employer organization to pay wages in accordance with chapters 148 and 151