Labor & employment provisions; application of law, protection of employees, definition of employer.

Labor and employment provisions; application of law; protection of employees; definition of employer. Provides that the exemption for the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions, or any public body under Title 40.1 does not apply when expressly provided otherwise. The bill defines "public body" as the term relates to labor and employment and provides that for the purposes of various requirements related to the protection of employees, the definition of "employe…

Source: OpenStates · fetched April 22, 2026

• W-2 worker (non-union)directModerate impactHigh certainty

  Employees of public bodies will have protections previously only afforded to private sector employees.

  “Provides that the exemption for the Commonwealth, any of its agencies, institutions, or political subdivisions, or any public body under Title 40.1 does not apply when expressly provided otherwise.”· Labor and employment provisions; application of law; protection of employees; definition of employer.

  “The bill defines "public body" as the term relates to labor and employment and provides that for the purposes of various requirements related to the protection of employees, the definition of "employe…”· Labor and employment provisions; application of law; protection of employees; definition of employer.