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Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws Poster

Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (English, PDF 2.44 MB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Chinese) (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 3.06 MB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Haitian Creole) (English, PDF 2.93 MB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Khmer) (English, PDF 1.34 MB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Portuguese) (English, PDF 2.94 MB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Spanish) (English, PDF 2.95 MB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Vietnamese) (English, PDF 2.95 MB)

Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities

Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (English, PDF 2.32 MB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Chinese) (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 1.68 MB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Haitian Creole) (English, PDF 4 MB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Khmer) (English, PDF 3.28 MB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Portuguese) (English, PDF 4.18 MB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Spanish) (English, PDF 4.25 MB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Vietnamese) (English, PDF 4.34 MB)

Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet

Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (English, PDF 125.27 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Chinese, Simplified) (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 206.14 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Chinese, Traditional) (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 216.86 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Khmer) (English, PDF 857.54 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 118.53 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 117.37 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Vietnamese) (English, PDF 569.05 KB)

Earned Sick Time Notice of Rights

Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (English, PDF 5.25 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Chinese) (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 2.21 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Haitian Creole) (Haitian Creole, PDF 2.71 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Italian) (Italian, PDF 2.85 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Khmer) (Khmer, PDF 1.52 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Lao) (Lao, PDF 2.72 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 5.2 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Russian) (Russian, PDF 2.75 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 5.65 MB)
Earned Sick Time Notice of Employee Rights (Vietnamese) (Vietnamese, PDF 2.58 MB)

Earned Sick Time Resources

Does your employer's earned sick time policy follow state law? (English, PDF 754.34 KB)
Do you qualify for earned sick time? (English, PDF 735.87 KB)
Earned Sick Time FAQs (English, PDF 319.17 KB)
Earned Sick Time FAQs (Portuguese) (English, PDF 395.49 KB)
Earned Sick Time FAQs (Spanish) (English, PDF 429.95 KB)
Earned Sick Time Overview PowerPoint (English, PPT 935.5 KB)
Sample Massachusetts earned sick time policy (English, PDF 172.04 KB)
Sample Verification Form - Authorized Use of Earned Sick Time (English, PDF 89.25 KB)

Child Labor

Child Labor Laws Poster (English, PDF 225.95 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Cape Verdean) (Cape Verdean Creole, PDF 226.38 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Chinese) (Chinese, Simplified, PDF 311.88 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Haitian Creole) (Haitian Creole, PDF 176.8 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Khmer) (Khmer, PDF 4.61 MB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 219.72 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Russian) (Russian, PDF 205.06 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 225.07 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Ukrainian) (Ukrainian, PDF 200 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Vietnamese) (Vietnamese, PDF 170.59 KB)
Guide for Working Teens (English, PDF 393.37 KB)
Guide for Working Teens (Portuguese) (English, PDF 1.07 MB)
Guide for Working Teens (Spanish) (English, PDF 946.62 KB)
Preventing Child Labor Exploitation Fact Sheet (English, PDF 201.68 KB)

Domestic Workers

Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (English, PDF 681.39 KB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Haitian Creole) (English, PDF 706.84 KB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Haitian Creole) (English, PDF 347.92 KB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Nepali) (English, PDF 1.85 MB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 1.28 MB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 317.46 KB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Tagalog) (English, PDF 670.68 KB)
Sample employment agreement for domestic workers (English, PDF 301.91 KB)
Sample employment agreement for domestic workers (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 220.81 KB)
Sample employment agreement for domestic workers (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 324.6 KB)
Sample timesheet for domestic workers (English, PDF 135.55 KB)
Sample timesheet for domestic workers (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 117.83 KB)
Sample timesheet for domestic workers (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 121.82 KB)
Sample Work Evaluation (English, PDF 720.29 KB)
Sample Work Evaluation (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 731.04 KB)
Sample Work Evaluation (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 728.53 KB)
Workplace Rights and Protections for Domestic Workers (English, PDF 237.12 KB)
Workplace Rights and Protections for Domestic Workers (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 733.81 KB)
Workplace Rights and Protections for Domestic Workers (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 231.41 KB)

Domestic Violence Leave

Attorney General's advisory on domestic violence leave (English, PDF 42.22 KB)
Understanding domestic violence leave (English, PDF 516.96 KB)
Understanding Domestic Violence Leave (Portuguese) (English, PDF 260.3 KB)
Understanding Domestic Violence Leave (Spanish) (English, PDF 153.12 KB)

Prevailing Wage

Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Awarding Authorities (English, PDF 242.53 KB)
Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Public Construction Contractors (English, PDF 231.64 KB)
Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Workers (English, PDF 244.2 KB)
Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Workers (Portuguese) (Portuguese, Portugal, PDF 235.71 KB)
Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Workers (Spanish) (Spanish, PDF 239.98 KB)

Public Bidding

General Guidelines Regarding Attorney General Bid Protest Cases (English, PDF 120.31 KB)
Read the FAQs (English, PDF 351.44 KB)

Advisories

Advisory on the OSHA 10 Act (English, PDF 21.33 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (English, PDF 282.36 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Chinese) (English, PDF 339.48 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Haitian Creole) (English, PDF 281.79 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Khmer) (English, PDF 802.23 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Portuguese) (English, PDF 281.1 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Spanish) (English, PDF 282.94 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Vietnamese) (English, PDF 399.26 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on domestic violence leave (English, PDF 42.22 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on recoupment of inadvertent wage overpayments (English, PDF 693.72 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on recoupment of inadvertent wage overpayments (Portuguese) (English, PDF 170.44 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on recoupment of inadvertent wage overpayments (Spanish) (English, PDF 203.36 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on small necessities leave (English, PDF 32.25 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on the Independent Contractor Law (English, PDF 42.88 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on tips (English, PDF 54.23 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on tips (Portuguese) (English, PDF 198.84 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on tips (Spanish) (English, PDF 216.53 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on vacation policies (English, PDF 17.56 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on vacation policies (Portuguese) (English, PDF 101.52 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on vacation policies (Spanish) (English, PDF 120.53 KB)
Attorney General Advisory: Affirming Labor Rights and Obligations in Public Workplaces (English, PDF 625.64 KB)
Information for Foreign Nationals on Compliance with Wage and Hour Laws in Massachusetts (English, PDF 177.63 KB)
U&T Visa Certification Guidance (English, PDF 90.67 KB)

Labor Trafficking

Learn to Recognize the Signs of Labor Trafficking (English, PDF 794.36 KB)
SAIBA QUAIS SÃO OS SINAIS DE TRÁFICO DE PESSOAS (Learn to Recognize the Signs of Labor Trafficking - Portuguese) (English, PDF 599.72 KB)
Sepa Cómo Reconocer los Rasgos de la Trata Laboral (English, PDF 817.62 KB)

Labor Day Reports

Labor Day Report 2022 (English, PDF 7.73 MB)
AG's Labor Day Report 2021 (English, PDF 8.36 MB)
AG's Labor Day Report 2020 (English, PDF 9.28 MB)
AG's Labor Day Report 2019 (English, PDF 7.55 MB)
AG's Labor Day Report 2018 (English, PDF 2.84 MB)
AG's Labor Day Report 2017 (English, PDF 2.26 MB)
AG's Labor Day Report 2016 (English, PDF 1.87 MB)

Other resources

Massachusetts workplace poster requirements 
Notice of temporary workers' rights 

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