reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
MA Gen L ch 149 § 34a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 34a - Contracts for Public Works; Workers' Compensation Insurance; Breach of Contract; Enforcement and Violation of Statute

Section 34A. Every contract for the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair or demolition of, or addition to, any public building or other public works for the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof shall contain stipulations requiring that the contractor shall, before commencing performance of such contract, provide by insurance for the payment of compensation and the furnishing of other benefits under chapter one hundred and fifty-two to all persons to be employed under the contract, and that the contractor shall continue such insurance in full force and effect during the term of the contract. No officer or agent contracting in behalf of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof shall award such a contract until he has been furnished with sufficient proof of compliance with the aforesaid stipulations. Failure to provide and continue in force such insurance as aforesaid shall be deemed a material breach of the contract and shall operate as an immediate termination thereof. No cancellation of such insurance, whether by the insurer or by the insured, shall be valid unless written notice thereof is given by the party proposing cancellation to the other party and to the officer or agent who awarded the contract at least fifteen days prior to the intended effective date thereof, which date shall be expressed in said notice. Notice of cancellation sent by the party proposing cancellation by registered mail, postage prepaid, with a return receipt of the addressee requested, shall be a sufficient notice. An affidavit of any officer, agent or employee of the insurer or of the insured, as the case may be, duly authorized for the purpose, that he has so sent such notice addressed as aforesaid shall be prima facie evidence of the sending thereof as aforesaid. This section shall apply to the legal representative, trustee in bankruptcy, receiver, assignee, trustee and the successor in interest of any such contractor. The superior court shall have jurisdiction in equity to enforce this section.  Whoever violates any provision of this section shall be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars or by imprisonment for six months, or both; and, in addition, any contractor who violates any provision of this section shall be prohibited from contracting, directly or indirectly, with the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof, for the construction, alteration, demolition, maintenance or repair of, or addition to, any public works or public building for a period of two years from the date of conviction of said violation.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 34b (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 34b - Contracts for Public Works; Wages for Reserve Police Officer

Section 34B. Every contract for the construction, alteration, maintenance, repair or demolition of, or addition to, any public works for the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof shall contain stipulations requiring that the contractor shall pay to any reserve police officer employed by him in any city or town the prevailing rate of wage paid to regular police officers in such city or town.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 34c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 34c - Application of Secs. 30, 34 and 35

Section 34C. The provisions of sections thirty, thirty-four and thirty-five and of any other pertinent sections shall apply to the commonwealth or any city or town only to the extent that such application will not be inconsistent with the provisions of section thirty A or section thirty-three A.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 35 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 35 - Violation of Sec. 30, 31 or 34

Section 35. Any agent or official of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town, or any contractor or sub-contractor, or any agent or person acting on behalf of any contractor or sub-contractor, who violates section thirty, thirty-one or thirty-four shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for six months, or both.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 36 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 36 - Nonapplicability of Eight Hour Day and Six Day Week Statutes

Section 36. Sections thirty, thirty-one and thirty-four shall not apply to the preparation, printing, shipment and delivery of ballots to be used at a caucus, primary, state, city or town election, and said sections and sections forty-eight and fifty-six shall not apply during the sessions of the general court to persons employed in legislative printing or binding; nor shall said sections thirty, thirty-one and thirty-four apply to persons employed in any state, county or municipal institution, on a farm, or in the care of the grounds, in the stable, in the domestic or kitchen and dining room service or in store rooms or offices, or to persons employed by the commissioners of the Massachusetts maritime academy, on boats maintained by the state police for the enforcement of certain laws in the waters of the commonwealth, or in connection with the care and maintenance of state armories, or to the purchase, operation or lease of farm machinery by the department of agriculture.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 37 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 37 - Nine Hour Day for Towns

Section 37. In any town not subject to section thirty or thirty-one nine hours shall constitute a day's work for all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by or on behalf of such town.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 38 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 38 - Annual Vacation for Employees of Commonwealth

Section 38. All laborers, workmen and mechanics permanently in the employ of the commonwealth who are within the provisions of section thirty as affected by sections thirty-two and thirty-six shall be entitled to an annual vacation of at least twelve working days with pay.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 39 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 39 - Hours of Labor in Institutions; Employees With Less Hours Under Other Statutes; Emergencies

Section 39. The maximum hours of labor of laborers, workmen and mechanics, of ward attendants, ward nurses, industrial and occupational therapists and watchmen, and of employees in kitchen, dining-room and domestic services, in state and county institutions, and of officers and instructors of state penal institutions and county penal and reformatory institutions, shall not exceed forty in each week. The foregoing provision shall not be construed as authorizing the employment of any such officer or employee whose work day and week is fixed under section thirty A or any other provision of law at less than said forty hours maximum to be employed beyond the hours so fixed and within said maximum without the payment of overtime. This section shall not prevent the superintendent, warden or executive officer from requiring the services of any person in any emergency where the health or safety of patients or inmates would otherwise be endangered, or in any extraordinary emergency, or in apprehending an escaped inmate.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 41 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 41 - Saturday Half Holiday for Commonwealth

Section 41. Except as provided in section sixty-five of chapter ninety-two, all laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the commonwealth in any capacity, or by any officer, department or board on behalf of the commonwealth, who are permanent employees or who have been certified under the civil service laws, and whose services can be dispensed with, shall be given a half holiday on every Saturday in the year without loss of pay.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 42 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 42 - Work by Employees of Commonwealth on Day Work Basis

Section 42. So far as possible, all work by laborers, workmen and mechanics employed by the commonwealth or by any officer, department, board or commission on behalf of the commonwealth, shall be on the day work basis.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 43 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 43 - Nondiscrimination

Section 43. The application of a citizen of the commonwealth for employment in any department of the commonwealth or of any political subdivision thereof or in any department of a street railway company, operated, owned, controlled or financially aided in any way by the commonwealth, or by any political subdivision thereof, shall not be affected by the applicant's national origin, race or color.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 44 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 44 - Service by Veterans on Memorial Day

[ Text of section effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]  Section 44. No veteran, as defined in section one of chapter thirty-one, in the service of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town therein, except policemen, firemen, and members of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of professional licensure or the division of inspection of the department of fire services doing police duty, shall be required to perform any service on Memorial Day. Such veterans, if employed as policemen or firemen by any city or town, may be granted leave of absence without loss of pay on Memorial Day by the governing authorities in cities and towns. Chapter 149: Section 44. Service by veterans on Memorial Day [ Text of section as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 116 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 128. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]  Section 44. No veteran, as defined in section one of chapter thirty-one, in the service of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town therein, except policemen, firemen, and members of the office of public safety and inspections of the division of occupational licensure or the division of inspection of the department of fire services doing police duty, shall be required to perform any service on Memorial Day. Such veterans, if employed as policemen or firemen by any city or town, may be granted leave of absence without loss of pay on Memorial Day by the governing authorities in cities and towns.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 441/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 441/2 - Termination of Employment for Veterans Following Return From Overseas Duty

Section 441/2. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, a state or municipal government entity shall not terminate the employment of any veteran for at least 30 days following the return of the veteran from overseas duty.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 443/4 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 443/4 - Preference in Promoting or Hiring Veteran, Spouse of Honorably Discharged Disabled Veteran or Surviving Spouse of Veteran

Section 443/4. Notwithstanding chapter 151B, a private, nonpublic employer may provide a preference in promoting or hiring to: (i) a veteran; (ii) the spouse of an honorably discharged veteran who the United States Department of Veterans Affairs determines to be 100 per cent disabled as a result of enemy action or a service-connected accident; or (iii) the surviving spouse of a veteran.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 44a1/2 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 44a1/2 - Fair Competition for Bidders on Construction

Section 44A1/2. (a) A public agency, before entering into a contract for design services pursuant to section 38D or section 38K of chapter 7, shall contract for the services of an owner's project manager to serve as the public agency's agent and consultant during the planning, design and implementation of a contract for the construction, reconstruction, installation, demolition, maintenance or repair of any building by the public agency estimated to cost not less than $1,500,000. The duties of the owner's project manager shall include, but need not be limited to, providing advice and consultation with respect to design, value engineering, scope of the work, cost estimating, general contractor and subcontractor prequalification, pursuant to section 44D.5 or 44D.75 when applicable, scheduling, construction and the selection, negotiation with and oversight of a designer and a general contractor for the project, ensuring the preparation of time schedules which shall serve as control standards for monitoring performance of the building project, and assisting in project evaluation including, but not limited to, written evaluations of the performance of the design professional, contractors, and subcontractors. For the purposes of this subsection, the term ''owner's project manager'' shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, joint stock company, joint venture, or other entity engaged in the practice of providing project management services for the construction and supervision of construction of buildings. The owner's project manager shall be a person who is registered by the commonwealth as an architect or professional engineer and who has at least 5 years experience in the construction and supervision of construction of buildings or a person, if not registered as an architect or professional engineer, who has at least 7 years experience in the construction and supervision of construction of buildings. The owner's project manager shall be independent of the designer, general contractor or any sub-contractor involved in the building project.  (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a public agency may assign an existing employee to serve as the owner's project manager, if that employee meets or exceeds the minimum qualifications as outlined in subsection (a) and has experience in the construction and supervision of construction of buildings of similar size and scope of complexity as the project to which he is assigned.  (c) The public agency shall use a qualifications based selection process to procure the services of an owner's project manager.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 44c (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 44c - Suspension or Debarment of Contractors

Section 44C. The commissioner may suspend or debar contractors in accordance with the provisions of section twenty-nine F of chapter twenty-nine.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 44g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 44g - Allowances; Alternates; Weather Protection Devices

Section 44G. (A) ''Allowance'' as used herein means a sum of money covering one or more items of labor or labor and materials which is designated in bid documents and which general bidders are required to use in computing their bids. The use of such allowances shall be prohibited in the award of any contract subject to the provisions of section forty-four A. Whenever the designer is unable to supply specifications for any item prior to the solicitation of bids, such item shall not be included in any contract subject to the provisions of section forty-four A. The awarding authority shall solicit bids for every such item separately pursuant to the provisions of section forty-four A after specifications for that item are prepared.  (B) Every alternate contained in the form for general bids shall be listed in a numerical sequence in order of priority. When the awarding authority decides to consider alternates in determining the lowest eligible and responsible bidder, the awarding authority shall consider the alternates in descending numerical sequence, such that no single alternate shall be considered unless every alternate preceding it on the list has been added to or subtracted from the base bid price.  (C) The use of options other than alternates in bid documents or bid forms subject to section forty-four A shall be prohibited under all circumstances.  (D) Every contract subject to section forty-four A shall include specifications for the installation of weather protection and shall require that the contractor shall install the same and that he shall furnish adequate heat in the area so protected during the months of November through March. Standards for such specifications shall be established by the commissioner or his designee.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 44h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 44h - Enforcement

Section 44H. Except as otherwise provided by sections 44A to 44H, inclusive, and except for the consideration and determination after contract award as to whether an item is equal to an item named or described in the specifications for a contract, the attorney general or his designee shall enforce sections 44A to 44H, inclusive, of this chapter and section 39M of chapter 30, sections 38C to 38N, inclusive, of chapter 7, and chapter 149A. The attorney general shall have all the necessary powers to require compliance therewith including the power to institute and prosecute proceedings in the superior court to restrain the award of contracts and the performance of contracts in all cases where, after investigation of the facts, he has made a finding that the award or performance has resulted in violation, directly or indirectly, of said sections 44A to 44H, inclusive, or of said section 39M or of said sections 38C to 38N, inclusive, or of said chapter 149A, and he shall not be required to pay the clerk of the court any entry fee in connection with the institution of the proceeding.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 44i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 44i - Severability of Secs. 44a to 44h

Section 44I. If any provision of sections forty-four A to forty-four H, inclusive, or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions of said sections or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance other than that as to which it is held invalid or unconstitutional, shall not be affected thereby.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 45 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 45 - Work on Holidays

Section 45. Whoever requires an employee to work in any mill or factory on any legal holiday, except to perform such work as is both absolutely necessary and can lawfully be performed on Sunday, shall be punished by a fine of not more than fifteen hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 46 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 46 - Work for Time Lost by Holidays

Section 46. No person shall require or request any employee of a manufacturing or mechanical establishment to work more hours in any one day than is limited by law, in order to make up time lost by reason of a legal holiday.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 47 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 47 - Sunday Work Without a Day Off

Section 47. Whoever, except at the request of the employee, requires an employee engaged in any commercial occupation or in the work of any industrial process not subject to the following section or in the work of transportation or communication to do on Sunday the usual work of his occupation, unless he is allowed during the six days next ensuing twenty-four consecutive hours without labor, shall be punished by a fine of not more then three hundred dollars; but this and the following section shall not be construed as allowing any work on Sunday not otherwise authorized by law.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 48 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 48 - One Day of Rest in Seven; Operation of Business on Sunday; Violations

Section 48. Every employer of labor engaged in carrying on any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment or workshop in the commonwealth shall allow every person, except those specified in section fifty, but including watchmen and employees maintaining fires, employed in such manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment or workshop at least twenty-four consecutive hours of rest, which shall include an unbroken period comprising the hours between eight o'clock in the morning and five o'clock in the evening, in every seven consecutive days. No employer shall operate any such manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment or workshop on Sunday unless he has complied with section fifty-one. Whoever violates this section shall be punished by a fine of three hundred dollars.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 49 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 49 - Establishments Not Subject to Sunday Work and Rest Days; Railroads or Railways

Section 49. Sections forty-seven and forty-eight shall not apply to establishments used for the manufacture or distribution of gas, electricity, milk or water, to hotels, to the transportation of food, nor to the sale or delivery of food by or in establishments other than restaurants. This section shall not apply to railroads or railways as defined in section one of chapter one hundred and sixty.
MA Gen L ch 149 § 50 (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title XXI - Labor and Industries|Chapter 149 - Labor and Industries|Section 50 - Work Not Subject to Sunday Work and Rest Days

Section 50. Sections forty-seven and forty-eight shall not apply to (a) janitors; (b) employees whose duties include no work on Sunday other than (1) setting sponges in bakeries, (2) caring for live animals, (3) caring for machinery; (c) employees engaged in the preparation, printing, publication, sale or delivery of newspapers; (d) farm or personal service; (e) any labor called for by an emergency that could not reasonably have been anticipated; (f) pharmacists employed in drug stores.