Section 142B. No person shall keep for sale, sell, transport or store, and no person shall have for use in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment, or any other place of employment, any material containing benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which, in the opinion of the department of labor and workforce development and the department of public health, acting jointly, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, in any receptacle other than part of a vehicle used exclusively for outdoor transportation, unless such receptacle is marked with one of the following combinations of words: ‘‘Contains benzol’’, ‘‘Contains carbon tetrachloride’’ or ‘‘Contains (name of substance)’’, together with such warning as the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health jointly by reasonable rules and regulations may require.

Section 142C. The words and any warning required by sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B shall be clear and conspicuous, and shall be of such size and so placed as the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health jointly by reasonable rules and regulations may require.

Section 142D. The director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health acting jointly may, by reasonable rules and regulations, exempt from the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B, under such restrictions as they may deem advisable, (a) closed receptacles which are in the possession of the manufacturer by whom the contents of such receptacles were made or compounded or of a common carrier, provided in each case said director and commissioner are satisfied that such contents are to be used only outside the commonwealth; (b) receptacles containing material used exclusively as motor fuel; (c) receptacles containing material which, as last compounded, contained a per cent by weight of benzol, carbon tetrachloride or other substance which said director and commissioner determine to be not so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation.

Section 142E. For the protection of persons exposed to possible injury by any material or substance which in the joint opinion of the departments of labor and workforce development and of public health, acting pursuant to sections one hundred and forty-two A and one hundred and forty-two B, is so hazardous to health as to warrant regulation, the director of labor and workforce development and the commissioner of public health, acting jointly, may by reasonable rules and regulations require such reports as they may deem advisable covering the manufacture, sale, receipt, possession or use of any such material or substance.

This legal document pertains to the violation of Sections 142A to 142C of the Massachusetts General Law. It applies to individuals or entities who fail to comply with the provisions of these sections or any related rules and regulations. Specifically, it addresses the failure to mark receptacles containing hazardous substances such as benzol or carbon tetrachloride, as determined by the departments of labor and workforce development and of public health. It also prohibits the removal or defacement of any markings made in accordance with these provisions.

Section 142G. The attorney general shall enforce the provisions of sections one hundred and forty-two A to one hundred and forty-two F, inclusive, and the rules and regulations made hereunder in any manufacturing or mechanical establishment or in any other place of employment in so far as the same relate to the health of employees, and the department of public health shall enforce the provisions of said sections and the rules and regulations made hereunder in so far as they apply to the keeping and storage for sale to the public in any mercantile establishment of any of the substances or materials referred to in said sections.

This section of the Massachusetts General Law governs the payment of wages and commissions to employees. It requires every person with employees in their service to pay wages earned by the employee within a specified time period. The time period varies depending on the number of days worked in a calendar week. Employees leaving their employment must be paid in full on the following regular pay day. The commonwealth, its departments, officers, boards, and commissions, as well as every county and city, are also required to pay wages or salary earned by their employees.

Section 148A. No employee shall be penalized by an employer in any way as a result of any action on the part of an employee to seek his or her rights under the wages and hours provisions of this chapter. Any employer who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee has made a complaint to the attorney general or any other person, or assists the attorney general in any investigation under this chapter, or has instituted, or caused to be instituted any proceeding under or related to this chapter, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings, shall have violated this section and shall be punished or shall be subject to a civil citation or order as provided in section 27C.

This section of the Massachusetts General Law governs the classification of individuals performing services and determines their employee status. It states that unless certain conditions are met, individuals performing any service, except as authorized under this chapter, are considered employees under the relevant chapters. The conditions for exemption include being free from control and direction in connection with the service, performing the service outside the usual course of the employer’s business, and being engaged in an independently established trade, occupation, profession, or business of the same nature.

This section of the Massachusetts General Law governs earned sick time for employees who work in the commonwealth. It defines key terms such as ‘child’, ’earned paid sick time’, ’earned sick time’, ’employee’, ’employer’, ‘health care provider’, ‘parent’, and ‘spouse’. The law requires employers to provide a minimum of one hour of earned sick time for every thirty hours worked by an employee. Employees can use earned sick time for various purposes, including caring for a family member’s illness, attending medical appointments, and addressing the effects of domestic violence.