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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts Bill S.1301 extends enforcement rights to employee personnel record rebuttals
Last action · October 2, 2025: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and MeansSponsor: Sal DiDomenico
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What This Bill Would Do
Massachusetts bill S.1301 amends state labor law to allow employees to enforce their right to rebut personnel records through existing wage and hour complaint mechanisms. The measure incorporates Section 52C personnel record provisions into broader enforcement statutes under Chapter 149 of the .
Workers gain direct statutory avenues to challenge inaccurate information in their personnel files by linking record rebuttal rights to established labor violation dispute processes.
- Section 52C of Chapter 149 of the Massachusetts General Laws governs employee personnel records and outlines an employee's right to review and correct or dispute information contained within them. context
Who It Would Affect
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Employees
Workers gain formal enforcement avenues under Chapter 149 to address issues related to their personnel records.
Employers
Employers face statutory enforcement mechanisms regarding how personnel records and employee rebuttals are handled under labor law.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
4 actions- Oct 2, 2025SenateCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on Senate Ways and Means
- Jul 9, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 07/15/2025 from 10:30 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
- Feb 27, 2025HouseHouse concurred
- Feb 27, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to the committee on Labor and Workforce Development
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Integration of Personnel Record Enforcement
The bill bridges Section 52C personnel record rules with the broader enforcement framework of Sections 148A and 150 of Chapter 149.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy15Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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