Bill Text: MA S689 | 2009-2010 | 186th General Court | Introduced
Bill Title: Further define comparable work
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-04 - Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the Senate Committee On Ways and Means [S689 Detail]
Download: Massachusetts-2009-S689-Introduced.html
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Ms. 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 bill:
An Act further defining comparable work.
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PETITION OF:
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Name: |
District/Address: |
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Ms. Jehlen |
Second Middlesex |
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Alice K. Wolf |
25th Middlesex |
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Barbara A. L'Italien |
18th Essex |
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Christine E. Canavan |
10th Plymouth |
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Martha M. Walz |
8th Suffolk |
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Elizabeth A. Malia |
11th Suffolk |
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Kay Khan |
11th Middlesex |
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Jennifer M. Callahan |
18th Worcester |
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Karen E. Spilka |
Second Middlesex and Norfolk |
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Ellen Story |
3rd Hampshire |
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Susan C. Fargo |
Third Middlesex |
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS
SESSION
SEE SENATE, NO. S01070 OF 2007-2008.]
The Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
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In the Year Two Thousand and Nine
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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:
Section 1. Chapter 149 of the General Laws, as most recently amended,
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.
