Massachusetts Law About Hours and Conditions of Employment
Massachusetts Laws
- MGL c.136, s.5 Conducting business on Sunday
- MGL c.136, s.6 Limitations to rules on conducting business on Sunday
- MGL c.136, s.16 Retail opening on Sundays and Holdays
- MGL c.136, s.51A, Exemptions to Sunday and Day of Rest Requirements
- MGL c.149, s. 45 Work on Holidays
- MGL c.149, s. 48 Day of Rest
- MGL c.149, s.113 Light, Ventilation, Cleanlines, Sanitation and Heat
Other Web Sources
Break Time for Nursing Mothers, US Dept. of Labor. Discusses requirements of 29 USC 207(r), which provides for " reasonable break time for an employee to express breast milk for her nursing child for 1 year after the child’s birth."
Does my employer have to give me two 15-minute breaks per day?, Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries.
Massachusetts Blue Laws, Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development. Explains rules regarding Sunday and holiday business operations.
Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws: What Every Employer Needs to Know, Foley Hoag. A 20-page guide "intended to provide Massachusetts employers with information about the basic requirements of federal and state wage and hour laws, as well as employer responsibilities regarding the proper classification of workers."
Minimum Heating Guidelines, Mass. Division of Occupational Safety. Outlines the minimum temperatures required in various types of workplaces.
What is a Gubernatorial State of Emergency?, Executive Office of Public Safety. "There is a misconception that various restrictions or bans automatically are triggered when there is a Gubernatorial State of Emergency in place. This is not so. The declaration of a State of Emergency does not in itself affect the operation of private enterprise. Travel is not automatically banned; businesses are not automatically closed. Many businesses do have contractual agreements with their employees regarding who does/does not have to report to work when a Gubernatorial State of Emergency is issued."
What is the minimum number of hours for which an employee must be paid on a given work day?, Mass. Trial Court Law Libraries.