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MA Gen L ch 23 § 9k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 9k - Deputy or Assistant Directors; Bonding

Section 9K. Subject to appropriation, the commissioner may appoint and employ all deputy or assistant directors, one of whom shall be designated to the labor relations representative, officers, accountants, clerks, secretaries, agents, investigators, auditors and other officers and employees, necessary for the proper administration of chapter one hundred and fifty-one A. All persons so appointed or employed shall be selected on a non-partisan merit basis, subject to chapter thirty-one and the rules and regulations made thereunder, and also subject to such rules and regulations consistent therewith as may be adopted by the commissioner. The commissioner shall not appoint or employ any person who is serving as an officer or committee member of any political party. The commissioner shall fix the duties of all persons appointed and employed by him, and may authorize any such person to perform such duties, functions and powers of the commissioner as may be necessary or suitable for the proper administration and enforcement of chapter one hundred and fifty-one A. The commissioner may, in his discretion, bond any person handling moneys or signing checks hereunder.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 9o (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 9o - Department of Labor Relations; Creation; Jurisdiction of Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Over Certain Functions; Declaration of Public Policy

Section 9O. There shall be within the executive office of labor and workforce development a department of labor relations, in this and the following 6 sections called the ''department,'' which shall be administered by a director, who shall be appointed by the governor. The department shall include: (1) a dispute resolution office; (2) an advisory council; (3) the commonwealth employment relations board; and (4) the joint labor-management committee. The department and its staff shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the executive office for all administrative functions, but shall not be subject to the executive office in the performance of adjudicatory functions, including but not limited to the assignment, evaluation, hiring, and firing of individual adjudicatory personnel.  It is hereby declared to be the public policy of the commonwealth that the best interests of the people of the state are served by the prevention or prompt settlement of labor disputes; and it shall be the responsibility and objective of the department to take such steps as will most effectively and expeditiously encourage the parties to a labor dispute to agree on the terms of a settlement or to agree on the method and procedure which shall be used to resolve a dispute.  It is recognized that a constructive and harmonious long-term collective bargaining relationship is the most positive way to avoid labor disputes, and such a relationship can be effectively developed in the public sector through the use of joint labor management committees.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 9p (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 9p - Dispute Resolution Office

Section 9P. The dispute resolution office shall consist of hearing officers, mediators, arbitrators, investigators, and other skilled professionals who shall attempt, through the use of pre-hearing investigative conferences, expedited hearings, mediation, deferral to arbitration, and other dispute resolution procedures, to resolve any labor dispute brought to the attention of the division. Such staff may be assigned to investigate labor disputes pursuant to section 11 of chapter 150E, to mediate labor disputes pursuant to section 9 of chapter 150E, to assist the joint labor-management committee in the investigation of disputes involving municipal police and fire departments, and to perform such other duties as the division may require.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 9q (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 9q - Advisory Council; Appointment of Members; Meetings; Designation of Chairperson; Performance Standards

Section 9Q. (a) There shall be an advisory council to advise the department concerning policies, practices, and specific actions that the division might implement to better discharge its labor relations duties. The director shall provide for the council suitable meeting space and such clerical and other assistance as the director and the council may deem necessary.  (b) The advisory council shall consist of 13 members to be appointed by the governor, 5 of whom shall be members or representatives of public sector labor unions, 5 of whom shall be representatives of public sector managers, including the director of employee relations for the commonwealth, and 3 of whom shall be at large members. Seven members shall constitute a quorum for purposes of holding a meeting and voting. No action shall be taken by the council without the affirmative vote of at least 7 members. All members of the advisory council shall serve without compensation and at the pleasure of the governor. The advisory council shall meet no less than quarterly during each calendar year. Meetings of the advisory council shall be called by the chair or upon petition by a majority of voting members. Such meetings shall be subject to section 11A1/2 of chapter 30A. The secretary of labor and workforce development or designee, the chair of the commonwealth employment relations board, and the director of the department shall serve as ex-officio non-voting members of the advisory council.  (c) The governor shall, from time to time, designate one of the council members as chair of the advisory council. The chair shall serve for no more than 2 years, and the position shall rotate among employee, employer, and at large members. No member of the advisory council shall be subject to chapter 31.  (d) With the approval of the advisory council, the secretary of labor and workforce development may establish standards regarding the performance of the department, and require periodic reports from the director of the division regarding the division's attainment of such standards.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 9s (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 9s - Joint Labor-Management Committee

Section 9S. There shall be within the division the joint labor-management committee as established by chapter 1078 of the acts of 1973, and as most recently amended by chapter 589 of the acts of 1987.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 9u (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 9u - Report to the General Court

Section 9U. The division shall, within 120 days of the close of each fiscal year, make a detailed report in writing to the general court, including without limitation: the number and types of cases filed with the division, including elections, and the disposition of all such cases; statistics regarding the number of decisions it has rendered and unresolved cases, and the timeliness of the division's decisions; the names, salaries, and duties of all employees and officers in the employ or under the supervision of the division; and an account of all moneys it has disbursed.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11a (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11a - Department of Labor Standards; Creation; Powers and Duties

Section 11A. In addition to such staff and facilities as may be necessary in the efficient performance of its duties, there shall be employed in the department of labor standards persons having special knowledge of the causes and prevention of occupational diseases. It shall be the duty of the department to investigate conditions of occupation with reference to hazards to health and to determine the degree of such hazards, to investigate and evaluate methods for the control of such hazards, to assist in the preparation of rules and regulations for the preventing of occupational accidents and diseases, and, in co-operation with the department of public health or otherwise, to promote occupational health and safety education.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11e (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11e - Apprenticeship Council; Members; Terms; Expenses; Meetings

Section 11E. There shall be in the department of labor standards an apprenticeship council, to consist of 10 members, 8 of whom shall be appointed by the secretary of labor and workforce development with the approval of the governor, 1 of whom shall be the director of the department of labor standards or his successor, ex officio, and 1 of whom shall be the associate commissioner of career and technical education or his successor, in the department of education, ex officio. Of the appointive members, 3 of whom shall be persons who, on account of previous vocation, employment, occupation or affiliation, may be classified as representatives of labor and 3 of whom shall be persons who, on account of previous vocation, employment, occupation or affiliation, may be classified as representatives of management. The terms of office of the representatives of labor and management initially appointed shall expire as designated by the director at the time of making the appointments, 1 representative each of labor and management shall be appointed for a term of 1 year, 1 representative each of labor and management shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 1 representative each of labor and management shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. Thereafter, each member representing labor and management shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The 2 remaining appointive members shall be members of the public who shall be appointed for terms of 3 years. Any member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of his predecessor shall be appointed for the remainder of the term. Each member of the council not otherwise compensated by the commonwealth may be reimbursed for transportation and other necessary expenses. The council shall not meet more than 15 days in a year.  The council shall meet at the call of the director and shall aid the director in formulating policies for the effective administration of this chapter. The council shall suggest standards for apprentice programs and apprentice agreements, which shall in no case be lower than those prescribed by this chapter. The council shall suggest such rules and regulations as it deems necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter, and shall perform such other functions as the director may direct.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11f (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11f - Deputy Director of Apprentice Standards; Appointments

Section 11F. The secretary of labor and workforce development, subject to approval by the governor, shall appoint a deputy director of apprentice standards. The deputy director may appoint and employ such clerical, technical and professional assistance as shall be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, and may utilize any federal funds available to aid in the administration of this chapter.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11g (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11g - Powers and Duties of Director of Labor Standards and Deputy Director of Apprentice Standards

Section 11G. The director of the department of labor standards and deputy director, with the advice and guidance of the apprenticeship council, shall administer sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, shall keep a record of apprentice programs and apprentice agreements and their disposition, shall cooperate with the state department of education and the local school authorities in regard to the education of apprentices in accordance with the standards established by the director and deputy director for the same occupation or group of occupations, and shall perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent of said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive.  The director and deputy director may set up and establish conditions and training standards for apprentice programs and apprentice agreements, which conditions or standards shall in no case be lower than those prescribed by said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, may create and implement a schedule of progressive sanctions regarding registration of apprentice programs, may act as secretary of the apprenticeship council, may approve an apprentice program or apprentice agreement which meets the standards established under said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, may terminate or cancel an apprentice program or apprentice agreement in accordance with said sections 11E to 11W, inclusive, and may issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11h (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11h - Definitions

  Section 11H. As used in this chapter the following words shall, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, have the following meaning:--  "Apprentice'', a person at least 16 years of age who has entered an apprentice agreement with an employer, or an association of employers, or an organization of employees, or other apprentice program sponsor.  "Apprentice agreement'', a written agreement between an apprentice and an apprentice program sponsor which is registered with the division and which provides for not less than 2,000 hours of reasonably continuous employment, consistent with training requirements as established by industry practice, in the occupation to which he is apprenticed. The written agreement shall also provide for not less than 150 hours per year of related instruction for a person in the occupation to which he is apprenticed, or in the case of licensed occupations, as required by regulations of the appropriate licensing identity, as applicable, as well as participation in an approved schedule of work experience throughout a reasonably continuous period of employment.  "Apprenticeable occupation'', an occupation which: (1) is customarily learned in a practical way through a structured, systemic program of on-the-job supervised training; (2) is clearly identified and commonly recognized through an industry; (3) involves manual, mechanical or technical skills and knowledge which require a minimum of 2,000 hours of on-the-job work experience; and (4) requires related training to supplement the on-the-job training.  "Apprentice program'', a program which is registered with the division for the recruitment, selection, employment, training and qualification of apprentices.  "Apprentice program sponsor'', a person, association, committee, organization, corporation, partnership, trust or other entity operating an apprentice program and in whose name the program is registered with the division.  "Department'', the department of labor standards.  "Deputy director'', the deputy director of the department.  "Director'', the director of the department of labor standards.  "Division'', the division of apprentice standards in the department of labor standards.[ Definition of "Licensing entity'' effective until July 18, 2021. For text effective July 18, 2021, see below.]  "Licensing entity'', a state agency, including the division of professional licensure that issues licenses to individuals to engage in occupations.[ Definition of "Licensing entity'' as amended by 2021, 39, Sec. 33 effective July 18, 2021. See 2021, 39, Sec. 33. For text effective until July 18, 2021, see above.]  "Licensing entity'', a state agency, including the division of occupational licensure that issues licenses to individuals to engage in occupations.  "Proctor'', an instructor approved by the division or a person competent in an apprentice's occupation including, but not limited to, a journey worker.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11i (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11i - Apprentice Agreements; Basic Standards

Section 11I. Every apprentice agreement entered shall include at least the following basic provisions:  (a) a requirement that the apprentice receive a minimum of 2,000 hours of employment as an apprentice, consistent with training requirements as established by industry practice, in the occupation to which he is apprenticed;  (b) a requirement that the apprentice receive a minimum of 150 hours per year of related classroom instruction during the period of apprenticeship in the occupation to which he is apprenticed, or in the case of licensed trades, as required by regulation of the licensing entity, as applicable and any examinations administered during such instruction shall be monitored by a proctor;  (c) a schedule of the work processes to be learned in the occupation;  (d) a progressively increasing scale of wages for the apprentice, during the period of apprenticeship;  (e) a concise and accurate statement of the terms and conditions of the employment and training of the apprentice and a statement that the apprenticeship agreement shall be registered with the division within 30 days of its execution;  (f) a statement that such agreement may be terminated, within the lesser of (1) 1 year or (2) 25 per cent of the length of the apprentice program from the date of its execution, by either the employer or the apprentice, for any reason;  (g) a statement that the agreement may be terminated by the deputy director any time during the duration of the agreement if the deputy director deems it proper; and  (h) a statement that the division is available to receive, investigate and resolve any complaints the apprentice has about the apprentice training program in which the apprentice is registered.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11j (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11j - Apprentice Agreements; Approval; Signing; Training Period

Section 11J. No apprentice agreement shall be effective until approved by and registered with the division. An apprentice agreement shall be signed by the apprentice program sponsor and by the apprentice and, if the apprentice is a minor, by a legal guardian of the minor and by the deputy director. When a minor enters into an apprentice agreement for a period of training extending beyond the date upon which the apprentice shall attain his majority, the apprentice agreement, if approved and registered, shall be binding for the entire period referred to in the agreement, including so much thereof as may extend beyond the date upon which the apprentice attained majority.
MA Gen L ch 23 § 11k (2021)
2021 Massachusetts General Laws|Part I - Administration of the Government|Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth|Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development|Section 11k - Basic Apprentice Program Standards; Apprentice Ratio; Eligibility; Minimum Employment; Pay; Credit; Resolution of Complaints

Section 11K. To be approved by and registered with the division, an apprentice program shall substantially conform with the following basic standards:—  (a) The ratio of apprentices to journeypersons shall not conflict with the ratio established in apprenticeable occupations operated by the joint labor management apprentice training programs approved under this chapter. Notwithstanding section 11G, neither the deputy director, the director, nor the apprenticeship council shall set up and establish conditions and training standards for apprentice programs which are in conflict with this ratio.  (b) The apprentice program shall be open to all persons at least 16 years old and shall not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation or disability.  (c) The apprentice program shall ensure that each apprentice works a minimum of 2,000 hours of employment, consistent with training requirements as established by industry practice, at the occupation to which he is apprenticed. The apprentice program shall ensure that each apprentice receives a minimum of 150 hours annually of related classroom instruction in the occupation to be learned, or in the case of licensed trades, as required by regulation of the licensing entity, as applicable and any examinations administered during such instruction shall be monitored by a proctor.  (d) The apprentice program must ensure that each apprentice is paid in accordance with a predetermined schedule of wage rates based on the journeyperson rate, said schedule to progressively increase with the apprentice's skill level and average at least 50 per cent of the journeyperson's rate for the apprenticeship term.  (e) The apprentice program shall allow credit or advanced standing to be granted to an apprentice for hands-on training or related instruction which the apprentice may have previously obtained, but all such credit or advanced standing shall comply with this chapter.  (f) The apprentice program shall establish a procedure to receive, investigate and resolve apprentices' complaints about the program. The procedure shall provide that any such complaint shall be filed within 6 months after the apprentice knew, or reasonably should have known of the act giving rise to the complaint. Notice of the complaint procedure shall be provided to all apprentices. Such notice shall advise an apprentice that the division is available to receive, investigate and resolve any complaints about the program that have not been resolved to the satisfaction of the apprentice after all internal procedures have been fully exhausted.