SENATE DOCKET, NO. 575 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 188
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Marc R. Pacheco
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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 continuation of health insurance in the case of plant closings..
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PETITION OF:
Name: | District/Address: |
Marc R. Pacheco | First Plymouth and Bristol |
SENATE DOCKET, NO. 575 FILED ON: 1/16/2013
SENATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 188
By Mr. Pacheco, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 188) of Marc R. Pacheco for legislation relative to continuation of health insurance in the case of plant closings. Economic Development and Emerging Technologies. |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE
SENATE
, NO. 164 OF 2011-2012.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act relative to continuation of health insurance in the case of plant closings..
Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to [Emergency Preamble Text] convenience.
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 one hundred and fifty C of chapter one hundred and forty nine A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1992 Official Edition, is hereby amended by inserting in line 5 after the words "chapter one hundred and seventy-five" the following words:- or a contract for hospital and medical services pursuant to chapter one hundred and seventy-six A and chapter one hundred and seventy-six B or an agreement for dental services pursuant to chapter one hundred and seventy-six E or an agreement for optometric services pursuant to chapter one hundred and seventy-six F or a health maintenance contract pursuant to chapter one hundred and seventy-six G and,.
SECTION 2. Section one hundred and fifty C of chapter one hundred and
forty-nine A of the General Laws, as appearing in the 1992 Official Edition, is hereby further amended by adding the following paragraph as a second paragraph:-
No person shall by a special contract with an employee or by any other means exempt himself from this section. The president and treasurer of a corporation and any officers or agents having the management of such corporation shall be deemed to be a person having employees in his service within the meaning of this section.
