Employment bills in Massachusetts

Every bill in the Massachusetts Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope: 194bills in scope
Past committee: 85past committee
Most recent action: 1 October 2026most recent action

Employment bills in Massachusetts

85Past committee

1Active in committee

108Introduced or inactive

194 bills in scope

Past committee

25 of 85 shown

S 3240An Act establishing protections for workers in extreme temperatures10 August 2026Passed committee H 4946An Act mandating access to cancer screenings for firefighters through health care benefits plans or programs provided by the public employer31 July 2026Passed committee H 4767An Act requiring health care employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence23 July 2026Passed chamber H 2101An Act to enforce laws protecting worksite safety16 July 2026Passed committee H 2092An Act clarifying mandatory overtime protections9 July 2026Passed committee H 2104An Act relative to meeting human service demand by modernizing incentives for the direct care workforce9 July 2026Passed committee H 2364An Act providing safeguards for home healthcare workers17 June 2026Passed committee S 3076An Act providing opportunities for apprentices to complete their training and ensuring for a skilled workforce in the commonwealth of Massachusetts18 May 2026Passed committee S 2665An Act to notify employees of an I-9 audit30 April 2026Passed committee H 2094An Act to prevent wage theft, promote employer accountability, and enhance public enforcement26 March 2026Passed committee H 5302An Act helping employees after a relative’s tragedy26 March 2026Passed committee H 2074An Act protecting wages of employees who receive wages through an electronic wage card19 March 2026Passed committee H 2124An Act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages19 March 2026Passed committee H 2145An Act establishing a minimum wage for employees of airline catering companies19 March 2026Passed committee H 2118An Act relative to noncompetition agreements in the Commonwealth16 March 2026Passed committee H 2111An Act amending the unemployment insurance law for workers with fluctuating work schedules26 February 2026Passed committee H 2175An Act relative to a youth training wage26 February 2026Passed committee H 2072An Act relative to minimum wage for municipal employees19 February 2026Passed committee H 2150An Act to increase unemployment insurance benefits for low wage workers19 February 2026Passed committee H 2168An Act relative to unemployment compensation and labor disputes19 February 2026Passed committee H 2178An Act relative to establishing a prevailing wage for security officers19 February 2026Passed committee H 2115An Act clarifying the prevailing wage act to protect actions by the attorney general11 February 2026Passed committee H 2120An Act clarifying the prevailing wage law11 February 2026Passed committee H 2163An Act clarifying the process for paying the wages of dismissed employees11 February 2026Passed committee S 1321An Act clarifying the wage act to protect hospital workers from being deprived of their wages9 February 2026Passed committee

Showing the 25 furthest along of 194. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Massachusetts Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

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