Labor Rights Reference Index
Labor Rights Reference Index
Scraped resources for MA public-sector union/grievance/CBA work, organized for 509dds steward and member use cases.
- Numbered files (
01-to11-) are agency landing pages. sub-NN-files are deep-link subpages drilled from the corresponding landing.00-ma-labor-law-reference.mdis the statute index.
Use case → file lookup
"Member is being investigated / disciplined"
sub-01-dlr-ulp-procedures.md— if the employer interferes with representationsub-01-dlr-prohibited-practices.md— what counts as a prohibited practice under c. 150Esub-06-csc-appeals-process.md— civil service discipline appealsub-06-csc-self-represented-guide.md— DIY appeal walkthrough (42 KB; deep)00-ma-labor-law-reference.md§15 — Weingarten rights00-ma-labor-law-reference.md§16 — Loudermill due process
"Employer changed working conditions without bargaining"
sub-01-dlr-ulp-procedures.md— file a charge of prohibited practicesub-01-dlr-prohibited-practices.md— refusal-to-bargain / unilateral change cases00-ma-labor-law-reference.md§20 — mandatory subjects of bargaining
"Discrimination / harassment / failure-to-accommodate"
02-ma-mcad.md— MCAD landingsub-02-mcad-file-complaint.md— start a complaintsub-02-mcad-case-process.md— what happens after filingsub-02-mcad-adr.md— mediation option08-eeoc.md— EEOC landing (federal counterpart, dual-filed automatically)sub-08-eeoc-how-to-file.mdsub-08-eeoc-after-you-file.mdsub-08-eeoc-remedies.mdsub-08-eeoc-federal-sector.md— for federal employees (different process)
"Wages / overtime / earned sick time / unpaid leave payout"
03-ma-ago-fairlabor.md— AGO Fair Labor landingsub-03-ago-file-workplace-complaint.md— file a wage complaint09-dol-whd.md— federal DOL Wage and Hour Divisionsub-09-dol-whd-complaints.md— federal complaint processsub-ago-earned-sick-time.md— c. 149 § 148Csub-ma-sick-leave-overview.md— broader sick leave overview
"Workplace safety / hazardous conditions"
04-ma-dls.md— DLS landingsub-04-dls-wshp-main.md— Workplace Safety and Health Program (public-sector OSHA)sub-04-dls-wshp-info.md— program detailsub-04-dls-report-public-worksite-accident.md— file a public-worksite accident report10-osha.md— federal OSHA file-a-complaint flow (private-sector + whistleblower)
"Workplace injury / workers' comp"
05-ma-dia.md— DIA landing (workers' compensation, return-to-work, dispute resolution)
"Retaliation for reporting (whistleblower)"
10-osha.md— federal whistleblower complaint flow (anchored on the same page as safety filing)sub-04-dls-wshp-main.md— DLS administers the MA public-sector whistleblower program00-ma-labor-law-reference.md§6 — whistleblower law c. 149 § 18500-ma-labor-law-reference.md§14 — anti-retaliation across all statutes
"Family / medical leave"
sub-dfml-org.md— Department of Family and Medical Leave landingsub-dfml-pfml-overview.md— PFML overview and benefits (28 KB; comprehensive)sub-dfml-pfml-how-to-apply.md— application process
"Civil service appeal (bypass / promotion / discipline)"
06-ma-csc.md— Civil Service Commission landingsub-06-csc-appeals-process.md— appeals process explainedsub-06-csc-self-represented-guide.md— DIY appellant guide00-ma-labor-law-reference.md§13 — c. 31 Civil Service Law
"Conflict of interest / state ethics"
07-ma-ethics.md— State Ethics Commission landing
"Workplace violation tip / suspected misclassification / wage theft"
sub-cue-report-workplace-violation.md— MA Council on the Underground Economy (CUE) tip line
"Federal-sector union (NLRA) — private-sector overlap or non-c.150E unit"
11-nlrb.md— NLRB landingsub-11-nlrb-investigate-charges.md— how the NLRB investigates ULP chargessub-11-nlrb-employee-rights.md— Section 7 rights summarysub-11-nlrb-employer-union-obligations.md— what employers and unions must/can't dosub-11-nlrb-protected-concerted-activity.md— examples of protected activity (50 KB; case studies)
Agency-by-agency index
1 — MA Department of Labor Relations (DLR) — most important for 509dds
Use for: c. 150E ULPs, representation disputes, bargaining-unit issues
01-ma-dlr.md— landingsub-01-dlr-ulp-procedures.md— filing procedures (67 KB)sub-01-dlr-prohibited-practices.md— case-law summary of prohibited practices (141 KB)
2 — MA Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD)
Use for: c. 151B claims (disability, pregnancy, religion, race, sex, retaliation)
02-ma-mcad.md— landing (1 MB; dump of subpages)sub-02-mcad-file-complaint.md— start filingsub-02-mcad-case-process.md— what happens aftersub-02-mcad-adr.md— mediation track
3 — MA AG Fair Labor Division
Use for: wage claims, earned sick time enforcement, wage-theft tips
03-ma-ago-fairlabor.md— landingsub-03-ago-file-workplace-complaint.md— file a complaintsub-cue-report-workplace-violation.md— CUE tip line (cross-agency)
4 — MA Department of Labor Standards (DLS)
Use for: public-sector workplace safety (state-plan OSHA equivalent), public-employee whistleblower
04-ma-dls.md— landingsub-04-dls-wshp-main.md— Workplace Safety and Health Programsub-04-dls-wshp-info.md— program detailsub-04-dls-report-public-worksite-accident.md— accident reporting
5 — MA Department of Industrial Accidents (DIA)
Use for: workers' comp claims, modified-duty disputes, return-to-work
05-ma-dia.md— landing (214 KB; comprehensive)
6 — MA Civil Service Commission (CSC)
Use for: c. 31 appeals — discipline, bypass, promotion, layoff
06-ma-csc.md— landingsub-06-csc-appeals-process.md— appeals processsub-06-csc-self-represented-guide.md— self-represented appellant guide
7 — MA State Ethics Commission
Use for: conflict-of-interest law, gifts, public-employee restrictions
07-ma-ethics.md— landing
8 — EEOC (federal)
Use for: federal disability, pregnancy, religious accommodation, retaliation; auto-dual-filed with MCAD
08-eeoc.md— landing (filing-charge page)sub-08-eeoc-how-to-file.mdsub-08-eeoc-after-you-file.mdsub-08-eeoc-remedies.mdsub-08-eeoc-federal-sector.md— federal-employee-only process (different)
9 — US DOL Wage and Hour Division
Use for: federal wage/hour, FLSA, FMLA, child labor (federal floor below MA AGO)
09-dol-whd.md— landingsub-09-dol-whd-complaints.md— complaints process
10 — OSHA (federal)
Use for: private-sector safety + retaliation/whistleblower under any of 25+ federal statutes
10-osha.md— file-a-complaint hub (covers safety AND whistleblower)
11 — NLRB
Use for: private-sector ULPs (c. 150E covers state public-sector — but useful overlap)
11-nlrb.md— landingsub-11-nlrb-investigate-charges.md— charge investigationsub-11-nlrb-employee-rights.md— Section 7 rightssub-11-nlrb-employer-union-obligations.md— duties of both sidessub-11-nlrb-protected-concerted-activity.md— case examples (50 KB)
Family & Medical Leave (DFML)
Use for: PFML (state) and FMLA (federal) leave eligibility, application, retaliation
sub-dfml-org.md— DFML landingsub-dfml-pfml-overview.md— PFML benefits explainedsub-dfml-pfml-how-to-apply.md— application steps
Earned Sick Time (cross-cutting)
sub-ago-earned-sick-time.md— c. 149 § 148C primersub-ma-sick-leave-overview.md— broader sick-leave law overview
Notable gaps (not yet scraped)
- Personnel records access (c. 149 § 52C) — no clean canonical mass.gov landing exists; AGO covers it inside broader workplace-rights pages. Consider: pull a high-quality summary from a labor-law firm site or scrape the relevant AGO PDF.
- MA Pregnant Workers Fairness Act / Pay Transparency Law — covered in MCAD scopes but no dedicated MCAD subpage scraped.
- DLR forms list and prohibited-practice charge form (PDF) — MCAD/DLR have downloadable forms not captured by markdown scrape.
- NLRB regional office for MA (Boston Region 1) — useful operational detail not in current scrapes.
If any of these gaps matter for the 509dds knowledge base, scrape next round.