MA S464

Home care agencies contracting with Massachusetts' state home care program must enter into labor peace agreements with labor organizations seeking to represent their workers, ensuring uninterrupted delivery of services

Covered employers must submit attestations identifying which employee classes are covered by labor peace agreements, which are unrepresented, and which have pending negotiations

Employers have 90 days to reach a labor peace agreement after a union provides notice of interest in representing workers

Prior to contract award or renewal, employers must certify compliance and disclose any labor law violations from the preceding 5 years, with certifications signed under penalty of perjury and made publicly available

Two violations within a 4-year period results in a 4-year ban from bidding on or receiving department contracts, and failure to comply may constitute material breach allowing contract termination after a 60-day cure period