HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 679 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 468
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ronald Mariano
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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 relative to workers' compensation insurance.
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Ronald Mariano | 3rd Norfolk |
Paul Brodeur | 32nd Middlesex |
Chris Walsh | 6th Middlesex |
Denise Andrews | 2nd Franklin |
James J. O'Day | 14th Worcester |
Denise Provost | 27th Middlesex |
Stephen Stat Smith | 28th Middlesex |
Linda Dorcena Forry | 12th Suffolk |
John W. Scibak | 2nd Hampshire |
Carlo Basile | 1st Suffolk |
Robert M. Koczera | 11th Bristol |
Jennifer E. Benson | 37th Middlesex |
Mark J. Cusack | 5th Norfolk |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 679 FILED ON: 1/18/2011
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 468
By Mr. Mariano of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 468) of Ronald Mariano and others relative to the penalties for certain violations of the workers' compensation insurance law. The Judiciary. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to workers' compensation insurance.
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 25C of chapter 152 of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (5), by striking out in the first sentence the words, “a fine of not more than one thousand five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not more than one year, or both”, and inserting in place thereof the following:- imprisonment in the state prison for not more than 5 years or by imprisonment in jail for not less than 6 months nor more than 2 1/2 years or by a fine of not less than $1,000 nor more than $10,000, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
