Labor
Effective Sep 30, 2022Mass. Register #1479M.G.L. c. 19, §§ 1, 12, 16, 18 and 19Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
(1) No person, other than an employee or contractor of the service, shall be required to perform labor which involves the essential operation and maintenance of a service site or the regular care, treatment or supervision of other persons; provided, however, that:
- (a) Persons who reside at a residential site may be required to perform labor involving normal housekeeping and home maintenance functions;
- (b) Persons may perform labor in accordance with a planned and supervised program of vocational and rehabilitation training as set forth in the person's individual service plans or individualized treatment plans.
- (2) The requirements of federal and state laws relating to wages, hours of work, worker's compensation and other labor standards shall be met to the extent that such laws apply to such required and voluntary labor.