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  • Prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, disability, age, and ancestry.

  • Governs the payment of wages, including timely payment and payment upon termination.

  • Prohibits pay discrimination on the basis of gender.

  • Provides up to eight weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for the birth or adoption of a child.

  • Requires employers to provide sick leave to employees.

  • Expands on the MMLA to provide parental leave for both male and female employees.

  • Provides up to 15 days of leave for employees who are victims of domestic violence or have family members who are victims.

  • Provides additional leave for employees for certain family obligations.

  • Requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations for pregnancy and related conditions.

  • Establishes criteria for determining whether an individual is an employee or an independent contractor.

  • Requires employers to pay overtime to employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek.

  • Regulates the enforceability and scope of noncompetition agreements in employment.

  • Establishes standards for protecting the personal information of Massachusetts residents.

  • Prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin.

  • Prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs.

  • Protects employees and job applicants who are 40 years of age or older from discrimination based on age.

  • Entitles eligible employees to take unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons.

  • Establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards.

  • Prohibits pay discrimination based on sex, requiring that men and women be given equal pay for equal work.

  • Requires employers to provide 60 days' notice in advance of covered plant closings and mass layoffs.

  • Prohibits discrimination in health coverage and employment based on genetic information.

  • Protects the job rights of individuals who voluntarily or involuntarily leave employment positions to undertake military service or certain types of service in the National Disaster Medical System.

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