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MA S1357
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mark Montigny
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AI Summary
- Requires employers to provide free potable drinking water that is fresh, pure, and suitably cool, located as close as practicable to work areas
- Mandates employers provide shaded areas with ventilation or cooling when the heat index exceeds 80°F, with sufficient space to accommodate all employees on rest or meal periods
- Allows employees to take preventative cool-down rests in the shade at any time when they feel the need to protect themselves from overheating
- Requires employers to monitor employees who take cool-down rests for heat illness symptoms and prohibits ordering them back to work until symptoms have abated
- Defines "heat illness" to include heat cramps, heat exhaustion, heat syncope, and heat stroke
Legislative Description
Establishing protections for workers in hot conditions
Last Action
Reporting date extended to Tuesday March 3, 2026
2/25/2026
Committee Referrals
Labor and Workforce Development2/27/2025
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