Chap. 8.             AN   ACT   CLARIFYING   CERTAIN   PROVISIONS   OF

THE SUNDAY LAW, SO-CALLED.

Be it enacted,  etc.,  as follows:

SECTION 1. Clause (50) of section 6 of chapter 136 of the General Laws, as amended by chapter 556 of the acts of 1982, is hereby further amended by striking out the second, third and fourth sentences and inserting in place thereof the following paragraph:-

Any store or shop which qualifies for exemption under this clause or under clause (25) or clause (27) and which employs more than a total of seven persons, including the. proprietor, on Sunday or any day throughout the week, shall compensate all employees engaged in the work performed on Sunday pursuant to the provisions of this clause, or clause (25) or clause (27), excepting those bona fide executive or administrative or professional  persons earning more than two hundred dollars a  week,   at

a rate not less than one and one-half times the employee's regular rate. No employee engaged in work subject to the provisions of this clause shall be required to perform such work, and refusal to work for any retail establishment on Sunday shall not be grounds for discrimination, dismissal, discharge, reduction in hours, or any other penalty. The provisions of this paragraph shall be enforced by the department of labor and industries. The provisions of section one hundred and eighty A of chapter one hundred and forty-nine shall apply to any violation of this paragraph.

SECTION 2. Chapter 149 of the General Laws is hereby amended by inserting after section 180 the following section:-

Section 180A. Whoever violates any provisions of the second paragraph of clause (50) of section six of chapter one hundred and thirty-six shall be punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars.

Approved March 24,  1983.

EMERGENCY LETTER - March 24,  1983, ©4:26 P.M.