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- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 139 · Lockers and clothes receptacles of employees; violation of statute
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 140 · Repealed, 1953, 57
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 141 · Medical and surgical chests; accommodations for treatment of injured or ill persons; facilities for heating food; violation of statute
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 141A · Lifting heavy objects in textile factories
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142 · Sanitary material for cleaning printing presses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142A · Marked receptacles for benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substances hazardous to health
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142B · Marked receptacles for materials containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substances hazardous to health
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142C · Markings; clear and conspicuous; size; place
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142D · Receptacles exempt from marking requirements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142E · Reports concerning material hazardous to health
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142F · Violation of Secs. 142A to 142C; failure to mark receptacles; removal or defacement of marks; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 142G · Enforcement of statutes and regulations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 143 · Definitions applicable to Secs. 143 to 144H
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 143A · Protection from undue competition and of health and well-being of workers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 144 · Unlawful industrial homework
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 145 · Investigation of industries; order declaring industrial homework unlawful
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 146 · Hearing preceding order; notice; place; effective date of order
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 146A · Distribution of materials and articles; necessity of place of employment in commonwealth
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147 · Employer's permit; person to whom materials or articles may be delivered; effect of strike; payment of fees into treasury
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147A · Homeworker's certificate; place of work; work performed by others; qualifications of applicant and home; strike against employer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147B · Employer's name and address affixed to articles or container of goods delivered for homework
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147C · Work in violation of statutes; removal, retention and disposition of articles; notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147D · Record of homeworkers and work
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147E · Regulations; violations; inspections and investigations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147F · Attendance of witnesses and production of books and papers; summons and court order; fees; oaths; depositions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147G · Additional penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 147H · Educational and philanthropic organizations; homework performed under supervision of commission for the blind
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148 · Payment of wages; commissions; exemption by contract; persons deemed employers; provision for cashing check or draft; violation of statute
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148A · Employees seeking rights under provisions of this chapter; discharge or discrimination; punishment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148B · Persons performing service not authorized under this chapter deemed employees; exception
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148C · Earned sick time
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 148D · Earned sick time outreach program
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 149 · Summons and warrant for violations of Sec. 148
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 150 · Complaint for violation of certain sections; defenses; payment after complaint; assignments; loan of wages to employer; civil action
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 150A · Notification of deductions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 150B · Fees or assessments other than those chargeable under union constitution and by-laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 150C · Improper expenditure of withholdings or deductions from wages; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 151 · Payment on pay day before close of working hours
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 152 · Deductions for coming late to work
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 152A · Service charges and tips; tip pools; penalties
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 153 · Grading work of weavers; imperfections affecting wages; conditions precedent to fines
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 154 · Employer's fine upon weaver for imperfections; violations of statutes
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 155 · Specifications as to work and wages for weavers, frame tenders, warpers, web drawers and operatives paid by the pound
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 156 · Specifications and tickets; posting and attaching; contents; pick clocks; excess of maximum lengths; violation of statute
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 157 · Violation of Sec. 155; interference with inspectors
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 157A · Employees paid by piece; tickets stating basis of remuneration; posting statement of amount of pay earned
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 158 · Stopped machinery; deductions from wages; making up lost time; penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 158A · Work without compensation
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 159 · Discharge of employee without notice
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 159A · Repealed, 2004, 125, Sec. 14
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 159B · Reimbursement of expenses for medical examinations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 159C · Staffing agencies; notice of information concerning employee's assignment; fees prohibited; transportation services; prohibited activities by staffing
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 160 to 168A · Repealed, 2011, 3, Sec. 131
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 169 to 172 · Repealed, 1981, 351, Sec. 250
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 173 · Destruction or sale of records and papers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 174 · Repealed, 1929, 357, Sec. 2
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 175 · Bells, whistles and gongs
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 176 · Non-resident as special police officer
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 177 · Police assistance in protecting property; non-residents assisting with arms; liability in damages
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 177A · Contract exempting employer from liability to employee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 177B · Volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians; responding to emergencies; discharge from other employment
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178 · Leave of absence from work for voting
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178A · Payment of wages of intestate employee; officer or employee of commonwealth or subdivision
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178B · Deductions from salary for certain financial institutions; credit union bonds; withdrawal of authorization by employee; attachment or execution; pension money paid to credit unions; authorization
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178C · Sum owed estate of officer or employee of political subdivisions paid to husband, widow or next of kin
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178D · Repealed, 1973, 1078, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178E · Group insurance; disposition of dividends
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178F to 178N · Repealed, 1973, 1078, Sec. 1
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 178O · Group insurance termination; notice of date to employee
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 179 · Placards posted to inform employees
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 179A · Preference to citizens in awarding public work contracts; violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 179B · Notice to commissioner of commencement or change of location of business; violations
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 179C · Collective bargaining agreements; successor clauses
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 180 · Violation of chapter provisions with no specific penalty
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 180A · Violation of closing laws
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 181 · Retirement or health and welfare funds; failure of employer to make payments
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 182 · Standards of corporate behavior; companies financed with assistance of quasi-public agencies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 183 · Severance pay upon termination following transfer of control of employer; definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 184 · Severance pay following transfer of control or attempted transfer of control of registered corporation; definitions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 185 · Retaliation against employees reporting violations of law or risks to public health, safety or environment; remedies
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 186 · Broadcasting industry; noncompete agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 187 · Health care providers; protection from retaliatory action by health care facilities
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 188 · Repealed, 2013, 38, Sec. 108
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 189 · Employer medical assistance contribution
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 189A · Repealed by 2017, 63, Sec. 10, eff. Dec. 31, 2019
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 190 · Rights relating to pay and other terms or conditions of employment for domestic workers
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 191 · Conduct constituting unlawful discriminatory practice against domestic workers; enforcement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 192 · Definitions applicable to Secs. 193 to 203 relating to professional employer agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 193 · Effect of professional employer agreements on collective bargaining or rights of employees under any applicable state or federal law
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 194 · Licensing, registration or certification requirements under professional employer agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 195 · Tax credits and other economic incentives; covered employees deemed as client's employees under professional employer agreements; status as small, minority-owned, disadvantaged, woman-owned business or other underutilized class of enterprise
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 196 · Registration required for professional employer services; information provided with application; interim operating permit; renewal; reporting and financial requirements; combined or consolidated financial statements; forms, filings and fees; positive working capital and surety bonds
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 197 · Rights and responsibilities under professional employer agreement; notice; termination
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 198 · Professional employer agreements; taxes, assessments or mandated expenditures on per capita or per employee basis, or upon total payroll basis
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 199 · Workers' compensation for covered employees under professional employer agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 200 · Unemployment insurance for employees covered by professional employer agreement
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 201 · Employee count under professional employer agreements
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 202 · Prohibited acts relating to professional employer services; disciplinary actions; complaints; hearing; sanctions
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 203 · Failure of professional employer organization to pay wages in accordance with chapters 148 and 151
- Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149A, § 1 · Construction management at risk delivery method; notice