House approves teacher pension, human trafficking bills

House approves teacher pension, human trafficking bills

BOSTON (SHNS) - The House on Wednesday unanimously passed bills mandating human trafficking training for hotel workers and ensuring teachers can access retirement benefits following "inconsistent communication" during a pension program rollout more than two decades ago. Both the trafficking (H 4360) and teacher benefits (H 4361) legislation cleared the branch on 158-0 votes. Licensed innholders who operate hotels, motels, lodging houses and bed …

Human trafficking bill passes House unanimously

PEABODY —  Wednesday afternoon, the House of Representatives passed Rep. Thomas P. Walsh’s (D-Peabody) House Bill 4360, “An Act requiring human trafficking recognition training for certain hospitality workers,” in a 158-0 vote. H4360 empowers the public to report suspected cases of human trafficking and educates front-line hospitality employees about behaviors that may indicate a person […]