Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 151 - Minimum Fair Wages
Section 9 - Certificate Authorizing Employment at Less Than Minimum Fair Wage Rates

Section 9. For any occupation within the scope of the minimum fair wage law, the commissioner may cause to be issued to an employer of any learner, or of an employee under an approved apprentice training program, or of an employee whose earning capacity is impaired by age or physical or mental deficiency or injury, or of an employee who is certified by the secretary of health and human services or his designee as a handicapped person, a special certificate authorizing employment at such wages, less than the established minimum fair wage rates, and for such period of time, as shall be fixed by the commissioner and stated in the certificate.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title XXI - Labor and Industries

Chapter 151 - Minimum Fair Wages

Section 1 - Oppressive and Unreasonable Wages; Validity of Contracts

Section 1a - Overtime Pay; Excluded Employments

Section 1b - Overtime Compensation; Failure to Pay; Penalties; Collection Proceedings; Unclaimed Awards; Deposit of Funds

Section 2 - Definitions

Section 2a - Agriculture and Farming

Section 2b - Migrant Farm Workers; Compulsory Health Insurance

Section 3 - Powers of Commissioner and Attorney General

Section 7 - Investigation and Classification of Employments; Establishment of Minimum Fair Wage Rates; Exceptions; Overtime

Section 9 - Certificate Authorizing Employment at Less Than Minimum Fair Wage Rates

Section 10 - Wage Rate Less Than Fair Wage; Mailing and Posting Wage Rate and Regulations

Section 11 - Failure to Observe Fair Wage or Regulations; Summons; Hearing; Publication of Names, Liability

Section 14 - Review by Court; Procedure; Effect of Partial Unconstitutionality of Wage Regulations

Section 15 - Employer's Records; Statement Furnished to Commissioner or Attorney General; Inspection of Records by Employee

Section 16 - Posting Orders and Rules

Section 17 - Department or Attorney General Questioning Employees

Section 19 - Punishments for Stated Acts

Section 20 - Payment of Less Than Minimum Fair Wage; Recovery of Deficiency; Unclaimed Award; Deposit of Funds

Section 20a - Limitation Period for Criminal or Civil Action

Section 21 - Copy of Order and Certificate Evidence of Compliance With Statute and Effectiveness of Order

Section 22 - Title of Statute