SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1234 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 934
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Brian A. Joyce
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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 passage of the accompanying:
An Act Preventing discrimination based on veteran's status..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Brian A. Joyce | Norfolk, Bristol, and Plymouth |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 1234 FILED ON: 1/20/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 934
By Mr. Joyce, petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 934) of Joyce for legislation to prevent discrimination based on veteran's status [Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development]. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 693 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act Preventing discrimination based on veteran's status..
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
SECTION 1. section 4 of chapter 151B of the General Laws is hereby amend by inserting after subsection (1D) the following:-
1E. For an employer, an employment agency, the commonwealth or any of its political subdivisions, by itself or its agents, to deny initial employment, reemployment, retention in employment, promotion or any benefit of employment to a person who is a veteran of a uniformed military service of the United States, including the National Guard, on the basis of that membership, application or obligation.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
