HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2273 FILED ON: 1/20/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2313 The Commonwealth of Massachusetts _________________ PRESENTED BY: Daniel B. Winslow _______________ 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 establishing a teen minimum wage to encourage seasonal employment. _______________ PETITION OF: Name: | District/Address: | Daniel B. Winslow | 9th Norfolk | Ryan C. Fattman | 18th Worcester | Michael J. Finn | 6th Hampden | Robert L. Hedlund |
[District]
| Steven S. Howitt | 4th Bristol | Bradley H. Jones, Jr. | 20th Middlesex | Kevin J. Kuros | 8th Worcester | Elizabeth A. Poirier | 14th Bristol | George T. Ross | 2nd Bristol | Donald H. Wong | 9th Essex |
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 2273 FILED ON: 1/20/2011 HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 2313 By Mr. Winslow of Norfolk, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2313) of Daniel B. Winslow and others for legislation to establish a minimum wage for certain seasonal employees under twenty years of age. Labor and Workforce Development. |
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
An Act establishing a teen minimum wage to encourage seasonal employment.
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 1 of chapter 151, as appearing in the 2008 Official Edition, is hereby amended by adding at the end of the first paragraph the following: This section shall not apply to workers under the age of twenty who are seasonally employed for no more than 5 months in any consecutive twelve month period. A wage of less than $6.00 for any such worker under the age of twenty shall conclusively be presumed to be oppressive and unreasonable, unless the commissioner has expressly approved or shall expressly approve the establishment and payment of a lesser wage under the provisions of sections seven and nine. |
