SENATE DOCKET, NO. 226 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 931
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Patricia D. Jehlen
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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 further defining comparable work.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Patricia D. Jehlen |
[District]
|
Cory Atkins | 14th Middlesex |
Sonia Chang-Diaz |
[District]
|
Gloria L. Fox | 7th Suffolk |
Jason M. Lewis | 31st Middlesex |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Ellen Story | 3rd Hampshire |
Martha M. Walz | 8th Suffolk |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 226 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 931
By Ms. Jehlen, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 931) of Patricia D. Jehlen, Cory Atkins, Sonia Chang-Diaz, Gloria L. Fox and other members of the General Court for legislation to further define comparable work. Labor and Workforce Development. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 689 OF 2009-2010.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act further defining comparable work.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as so appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by inserting after the first sentence of section 105A the following section:—
In any action brought under this section, the comparability of two positions shall be solely based on whether the two positions entail comparable skill, effort, responsibility and working conditions between employees of the opposite sex.
