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Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws Poster

Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (PDF 374.35 KB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Chinese) (PDF 468.17 KB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Haitian Creole) (PDF 338.56 KB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Khmer) (PDF 1.34 MB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Portuguese) (PDF 342.98 KB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Spanish) (PDF 340.2 KB)
Massachusetts Wage & Hour Laws Poster (Vietnamese) (PDF 348.36 KB)

Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities

Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (PDF 361.33 KB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Chinese) (PDF 214.93 KB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Haitian Creole) (PDF 83.04 KB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Khmer) (PDF 1.25 MB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Portuguese) (PDF 289.63 KB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Spanish) (PDF 366.22 KB)
Guide to Workplace Rights and Responsibilities (Vietnamese) (PDF 375.59 KB)

Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet

Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (PDF 228.96 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Chinese, Simplified) (PDF 202.02 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Chinese, Traditional) (PDF 214.26 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Khmer) (PDF 892.96 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Portuguese) (PDF 108.66 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Spanish) (PDF 106.77 KB)
Anti-Retaliation Fact Sheet (Vietnamese) (PDF 73.95 KB)

Earned Sick Time Notice of Rights

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

Earned Sick Time Resources

Does your employer's earned sick time policy follow state law? (PDF 271.45 KB)
Do you qualify for earned sick time? (PDF 247.66 KB)
Earned Sick Time FAQs (PDF 319.17 KB)
Earned Sick Time Overview PowerPoint (PPT 973 KB)
Sample Massachusetts earned sick time policy (PDF 172.04 KB)
Sample Verification Form - Authorized Use of Earned Sick Time (PDF 89.25 KB)

Child Labor

Child Labor Laws Poster (PDF 225.95 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Chinese) (PDF 311.88 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Khmer) (PDF 4.61 MB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Portuguese) (PDF 219.72 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Russian) (PDF 205.06 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Spanish) (PDF 225.07 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Ukrainian) (PDF 200 KB)
Child Labor Laws Poster (Vietnamese) (PDF 170.59 KB)
Guide for Working Teens (PDF 822.71 KB)
Guide for Working Teens (Portuguese) (PDF 688.44 KB)
Leis di Trabadju Infantil na Massachusetts (Cape Verdean) (PDF 226.38 KB)
Lwa sou Travay Timoun nan Massachusetts (Haitian Creole) (PDF 176.8 KB)

Domestic Workers

Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (PDF 194.94 KB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Haitian Creole) (PDF 262.86 KB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Nepali) (PDF 1.48 MB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Portuguese) (PDF 207.03 KB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Spanish) (PDF 204.59 KB)
Notice of Rights for Domestic Workers (Tagalog) (PDF 203.64 KB)
Sample employment agreement for domestic workers (PDF 149.2 KB)
Sample employment agreement for domestic workers (Portuguese) (PDF 143.89 KB)
Sample employment agreement for domestic workers (Spanish) (PDF 124.42 KB)
Sample timesheet for domestic workers (PDF 135.55 KB)
Sample timesheet for domestic workers (Portuguese) (PDF 117.83 KB)
Sample timesheet for domestic workers (Spanish) (PDF 121.82 KB)
Sample Work Evaluation (PDF 189.89 KB)
Sample Work Evaluation (Portuguese) (PDF 70.64 KB)
Sample Work Evaluation (Spanish) (PDF 81.83 KB)
Workplace Rights and Protections for Domestic Workers (PDF 239.19 KB)
Workplace Rights and Protections for Domestic Workers (Portuguese) (PDF 233.29 KB)
Workplace Rights and Protections for Domestic Workers (Spanish) (PDF 242.11 KB)

Prevailing Wage

Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Awarding Authorities (PDF 232.68 KB)
Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Public Construction Contractors (PDF 224.54 KB)
Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Workers (PDF 236.36 KB)
Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Workers (Portuguese) (PDF 240.82 KB)
Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws: An Important Guide For Workers (Spanish) (PDF 241.77 KB)

Public Bidding

General Guidelines Regarding Attorney General Bid Protest Cases (PDF 120.31 KB)
Read the FAQs (PDF 164.69 KB)

Advisories

Advisory on the OSHA 10 Act (PDF 21.33 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (PDF 61.26 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Chinese) (PDF 162.83 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Haitian Creole) (PDF 98.35 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Khmer) (PDF 414.28 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Portuguese) (PDF 61.07 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Spanish) (PDF 61.26 KB)
Advisory on the wage and hour rights of immigrant workers (Vietnamese) (PDF 131.68 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on domestic violence leave (PDF 42.22 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on recoupment of inadvertent wage overpayments (PDF 164.26 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on small necessities leave (PDF 32.25 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on the Independent Contractor Law (PDF 42.88 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on tips (PDF 54.23 KB)
Attorney General's advisory on vacation policies (PDF 17.56 KB)
Attorney General Advisory: Affirming Labor Rights and Obligations in Public Workplaces (PDF 287.38 KB)

Labor Trafficking

Learn to Recognize the Signs of Labor Trafficking (PDF 280.19 KB)
SAIBA QUAIS SÃO OS SINAIS DE TRÁFICO DE PESSOAS (Learn to Recognize the Signs of Labor Trafficking - Portuguese) (PDF 65.27 KB)
Sepa Cómo Reconocer los Rasgos de la Trata Laboral (PDF 296.73 KB)

Labor Day Reports

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

Information for Foreign Nationals on Compliance with Wage and Hour Laws in Massachusetts

Information for Foreign Nationals on Compliance with Wage and Hour Laws in Massachusetts 

Other resources

Massachusetts workplace poster requirements 
Notice of temporary workers' rights 
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