Chapter 23

Section 1. There shall be an executive office of labor and workforce development, which shall be under the supervision and control of a secretary of labor and workforce development, appointed by the governor. The secretary of labor and workforce development may, pursuant to chapt…

Section 11A. In addition to such staff and facilities as may be necessary in the efficient performance of its duties, there shall be employed in the department of labor standards persons having special knowledge of the causes and prevention of occupational diseases. It shall be t…

Section 11E. There shall be in the department of labor standards an apprenticeship council, to consist of 10 members, 8 of whom shall be appointed by the secretary of labor and workforce development with the approval of the governor, 1 of whom shall be the director of the departm…

Section 11F. The secretary of labor and workforce development, subject to approval by the governor, shall appoint a deputy director of apprentice standards. The deputy director may appoint and employ such clerical, technical and professional assistance as shall be necessary to ef…

Section 11G. The director of the department of labor standards and deputy director, with the advice and guidance of the apprenticeship council, shall administer sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, shall keep a record of apprentice programs and apprentice agreements and their disposit…

Section 11H. As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning:— ''Apprentice'', a person at least 16 years of age who has entered an apprentice agreement with an employer, or an association of employers, …

Section 11I. Every apprentice agreement entered shall include at least the following basic provisions: (a) a requirement that the apprentice receive a minimum of 2,000 hours of employment as an apprentice, consistent with training requirements as established by industry practice,…

Section 11J. No apprentice agreement shall be effective until approved by and registered with the division. An apprentice agreement shall be signed by the apprentice program sponsor and by the apprentice and, if the apprentice is a minor, by a legal guardian of the minor and by t…

Section 11K. To be approved by and registered with the division, an apprentice program shall substantially conform with the following basic standards:— (a) The ratio of apprentices to journeypersons shall not conflict with the ratio established in apprenticeable occupations opera…

Section 11L. A person, association, committee, organization, corporation, partnership, trust or other entity seeking to sponsor an apprentice program may apply for a registration in accord with procedures established by the division. The application shall describe the proposed pr…

Section 11T. (a) An apprentice program sponsor may voluntarily deregister its program by providing written notice to the division and its apprentices and otherwise complying with provisions established by the division. (b) The deputy director, on his own initiative, or upon the c…

Section 11U. (a) The division, upon the complaint of an interested person or upon its own initiative, may investigate and determine whether there has been a violation of the terms of an apprentice agreement, and may hold hearings, inquiries and other proceedings necessary to the …

Section 11V. Nothing in this chapter or in an apprentice program or apprentice agreement entered into and approved under this chapter shall operate to invalidate any apprenticeship provision in a collective bargaining agreement between employers and employees setting up higher ap…

Section 11W. The deputy director shall require each apprentice entering into a written agreement pursuant to this chapter to submit an application to the division for an apprentice identification card. Such application shall be accompanied by a fee paid by the apprentice or the p…

Section 25. (a) There is hereby established a council on the underground economy. The council shall coordinate joint efforts to combat the underground economy and employee misclassification, including efforts to: (1) foster compliance with the law by educating business owners and…

Section 26. (a) As used in this section, the term ''employment value'' shall mean the economic value of a particular occupation to the individual and the community, including but not limited to considerations of the entry wage, growth rate in employment, and present and projected…

Section 27. (a) As used in this section, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: ''Aggregate wage and workforce data report'', a report reflecting aggregate data from wage data reports, collected from covered employers …

Section 3A. There shall be a surcharge on fees assessed by the department of labor standards for the licensure, registration or certification of certain professionals, and on fees assessed for the renewal or duplication of such licenses, registrations or certifications, in accord…

Section 9H. Whenever the Governor shall determine that an emergency exists in respect to food, or fuel, or any other common necessity of life, including the providing of shelter, or any two or more of such necessaries of life, he may, by writing signed by him, designate the adjut…

Section 9J. The secretary, in consultation with the director of unemployment assistance, may adopt, amend, alter or repeal, and shall enforce, all rules, regulations and orders necessary for the administration and enforcement of Chapter 151A. The secretary shall seek the approval…

Section 9K. Subject to appropriation, the commissioner may appoint and employ all deputy or assistant directors, one of whom shall be designated to the labor relations representative, officers, accountants, clerks, secretaries, agents, investigators, auditors and other officers a…

Section 9N. (a) There shall be in the department of unemployment assistance, but not subject to the control of the director of unemployment assistance, a state advisory council of six members, citizens of the commonwealth, to be appointed by the governor. Two of said members shal…

Section 9O. There shall be within the executive office of labor and workforce development a department of labor relations, in this and the following 6 sections called the ''department,'' which shall be administered by a director, who shall be appointed by the governor. The depart…

Section 9P. The dispute resolution office shall consist of hearing officers, mediators, arbitrators, investigators, and other skilled professionals who shall attempt, through the use of pre-hearing investigative conferences, expedited hearings, mediation, deferral to arbitration,…

Section 9Q. (a) There shall be an advisory council to advise the department concerning policies, practices, and specific actions that the division might implement to better discharge its labor relations duties. The director shall provide for the council suitable meeting space and…

Section 9R. (a) There shall be in the department of labor relations a commonwealth employment relations board, in this and the following 5 sections called the ''board,'' consisting of 3 members to be appointed by the governor. The board shall in no respect be subject to the juris…

Section 9S. There shall be within the division the joint labor-management committee as established by chapter 1078 of the acts of 1973, and as most recently amended by chapter 589 of the acts of 1987.

Section 9T. (a) The division shall be administered by a director, who shall be appointed by the governor to serve for a term coterminous with that of the governor. The position of director shall be classified in accordance with section 45 of chapter 30 and the salary shall be det…

Section 9U. The division shall, within 120 days of the close of each fiscal year, make a detailed report in writing to the general court, including without limitation: the number and types of cases filed with the division, including elections, and the disposition of all such case…