{"id":"DUT-MA-003","kind":"duty","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Massachusetts","state":"MA","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Attorney General Maura Healey (Office of the Attorney General, Fair Labor Division)","authority":"G.L. c. 149, s. 6 (Attorney General\u0027s authority over workplace safety requirements) and c. 149 generally (Fair Labor Division enforcement); statement of the requirements of COVID-19 Order No. 33 and the DLS/DPH Mandatory Safety Standards for Workplaces","instrument":"Press release, \u0027AG Healey Announces Enhanced Resources for Workers to Report Safety Concerns As State Begins Phased Reopening\u0027 (May 20, 2020)","title":"Attorney General\u0027s statement that the mandatory safety standards apply to all workplaces, that every business must adopt a written COVID-19 control plan before reopening and post a compliance attestation, with a Fair Labor Division complaint channel for unsafe conditions","dateIssued":"2020-05-20","effective":"2020-05-20","end":"The mandatory standards it describes were rescinded 12:01 a.m. May 29, 2021 (Ex. MA-048); the release remains published","startDate":"2020-05-20","endDate":"2021-05-29","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["EMP","DUTY","COND"],"addressees":["employers; all businesses permitted to operate brick-and-mortar premises"],"clause":"All businesses in Massachusetts must develop a written plan for how they will comply with these mandatory standards before they can reopen.... In addition, employers must post a completed compliance attestation poster where employees and customers can see it.","enforcement":"Enforcement by the Attorney General\u0027s Fair Labor Division of \u0027state wage, hour and certain workplace laws\u0027; the underlying orders\u0027 $300 civil fine and injunction (Ex. MA-017, MA-019)","functions":[],"notes":"The Attorney General stated the rule as mandatory for every workplace (written control plan before reopening; posted attestation; sector-specific protocols) and opened an online complaint form and hotline for employees to report \u0027Cleaning/Disinfection,\u0027 \u0027Failure to Display Compliance Attestation Poster,\u0027 \u0027Hygiene,\u0027 \u0027Personal Protective Equipment (PPE),\u0027 \u0027Requiring Symptomatic Employees to Work,\u0027 \u0027Retaliation\u0027 and \u0027Social Distancing.\u0027 Character as recorded: agency_position_statement (release, FAQ, memorandum or statement; covid_workplace_rule layer).","sourceUrl":"https://www.mass.gov/news/ag-healey-announces-enhanced-resources-for-workers-to-report-safety-concerns-as-state-begins-phased-reopening","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":420051,"grade":"primary","character":"agency_position_statement","description":"","collection":"DUT-MA","url":"/library/DUT-MA-003","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/DUT-MA-003","citation":"Attorney General Maura Healey (Office of the Attorney General, Fair Labor Division), Press release, \u0027AG Healey Announces Enhanced Resources for Workers to Report Safety Concerns As State Begins Phased Reopening\u0027 (May 20, 2020) (Ex. DUT-MA-003)","stateName":"Massachusetts","related":["MA-048","DUT-MA-016","MA-017","MA-019","DUT-MA-022","DUT-MA-033"]}