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Massachusetts

Regulatory Topic
Popular Name or Short Title of Provision
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Coverage Code*

Child Labor

Age, Hours, and Related Standards
Compulsory School Attendance
Other
Child Labor Laws
School Attendance Law
Workers' Compensation Law (Illegal Child Labor)
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Civil Rights

Fair Employment Practices
Wage Discrimination
Age Discrimination
State Civil Rights Law
Equal Pay Law
State Labor Laws (Age Discrimination)
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Health & Safety

General Workplace Sanitation
Agricultural Field Sanitation
State Labor Laws (Workplace Health and Sanitation)
Public Health Laws (Field Sanitation)
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Housing

Farm Labor Housing Standards
Access and Visitation Rights
Public Health Laws (Farm Labor Camps)
Public Health Laws (Access to Farm Labor Camps)
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Insurance & Compensation

Unemployment Insurance
Workers' Compensation
Other
Unemployment Insurance Law
Workers' Compensation Law
Minimum Fair Wage Law (Migrant Worker Compulsory Health Insurance)
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Labor Contractors & Worker Recruitment

Private Employment Agency Regulation
Employment Agency Law
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Labor Relations & Collective Bargaining

General Labor Relations
State Labor Relations Law
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Pesticides & Agricultural Chemicals

General Application Standards
General Application Standards
Hazard Communication
Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act
Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act (Aerial Applicators)
Public Health Laws (Hazardous Substances Disclosure by Employers)
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Wages & Hours

Minimum Wage
Overtime Pay
Hour Standards
Hour Standards
Hour Standards

Wage Payment and Collection
Income Tax Withholding
Minimum Fair Wage Law
Minimum Fair Wage Law (Hours and Overtime)
Public Safety Laws (Sunday Closing)
State Labor Laws (One Day's Rest in Seven)
State Labor Laws (Meal Periods)
Wage Payment Laws
State Income Tax Laws (Withholding of Taxes on Wages)
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Coverage Codes
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A general labor law or employment standard that applies to agricultural and non-agricultural workers on substantially equal terms, or an agricultural provision that applies to virtually all farmworkers.

A general law whose agricultural coverage is substantially narrower than its non-agricultural coverage, or an agricultural provision that applies to only certain classes of farmworkers or under certain less-than-universal coverage criteria.
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A provision that is not applicable to agricultural employment.​

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