Legislation
The REAL Campaign: Reform Employment Agency Law
The people of Massachusetts urgently need decent jobs. A growing crop of temporary agencies are hindering our hopes for economic prosperity.
Safer Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals
House Bill 757 and Senate Bill 442: Safe Alternatives to Toxics Chemicals Bill
Sponsors: Senator Steven Tolman, Representative Jay Kaufman
Legislative Sample Letter
Before the January 21 filing deadline, urge your legislator to co-sponsor the Act to Update and Streamline the Employment Agency Law
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Sample letter
Dear Representative,
I am writing to urge you to co-sponsor Act to Update and Streamline the Employment Agency Law (formerly S2364 and H 4623). Being filed in January by Rep. Dorcena Forry and Senator Hart, the bill addresses enormous gaps in oversight of temporary agencies that result in widespread abuses of workers and an un-level playing field for law-abiding employment agencies.
Each year, thousands of Massachusetts workers are sent to jobs by certain temp agencies without knowing where they are going, the type of work they will do. While some employment agencies are required to be licensed, temporary agencies have virtually no oversight. Too often, companies take advantage of this lack of regulation, failing to pay workers and/or to purchase workers compensation.
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