Massachusetts General Laws
Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Section 9p - Dispute Resolution Office

Section 9P. The dispute resolution office shall consist of hearing officers, mediators, arbitrators, investigators, and other skilled professionals who shall attempt, through the use of pre-hearing investigative conferences, expedited hearings, mediation, deferral to arbitration, and other dispute resolution procedures, to resolve any labor dispute brought to the attention of the division. Such staff may be assigned to investigate labor disputes pursuant to section 11 of chapter 150E, to mediate labor disputes pursuant to section 9 of chapter 150E, to assist the joint labor-management committee in the investigation of disputes involving municipal police and fire departments, and to perform such other duties as the division may require.

Structure Massachusetts General Laws

Massachusetts General Laws

Part I - Administration of the Government

Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth

Chapter 23 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

Section 1 - Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Created; Adoption of Regulations; Constituent Departments

Section 3a - Surcharge on Fees Assessed by Department of Labor Standards

Section 9h - Emergency Commission

Section 9j - Rules, Regulations and Orders Necessary for the Administration and Enforcement of Chapter 151a; Expenditures; Reports

Section 9k - Deputy or Assistant Directors; Bonding

Section 9n - State Advisory Council; Board of Review

Section 9o - Department of Labor Relations; Creation; Jurisdiction of Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Over Certain Functions; Declaration of Public Policy

Section 9p - Dispute Resolution Office

Section 9q - Advisory Council; Appointment of Members; Meetings; Designation of Chairperson; Performance Standards

Section 9r - Commonwealth Employment Relations Board; Appointment of Members; Designation of Chairperson; Reimbursement; Powers and Duties

Section 9s - Joint Labor-Management Committee

Section 9t - Director of Division; Appointment; Powers and Duties

Section 9u - Report to the General Court

Section 11a - Department of Labor Standards; Creation; Powers and Duties

Section 11e - Apprenticeship Council; Members; Terms; Expenses; Meetings

Section 11f - Deputy Director of Apprentice Standards; Appointments

Section 11g - Powers and Duties of Director of Labor Standards and Deputy Director of Apprentice Standards

Section 11h - Definitions

Section 11i - Apprentice Agreements; Basic Standards

Section 11j - Apprentice Agreements; Approval; Signing; Training Period

Section 11k - Basic Apprentice Program Standards; Apprentice Ratio; Eligibility; Minimum Employment; Pay; Credit; Resolution of Complaints

Section 11l - Application to Sponsor Apprentice Program; Collective Bargaining Agreement; Effect of Abnormal Labor Condition

Section 11t - Voluntary Deregistration of Apprentice Programs; Program Investigation; Deregistration for Cause; Notice to Interested Persons; Appeals; Program Reinstatement

Section 11u - Violations of Apprentice Agreement; Investigation; Rules; Hearings; Notice; Appeals

Section 11v - Apprentice Agreements in Collective Bargaining Agreements

Section 11w - Requirements for Apprentice Identification Card; Fees Deposited in Division Special Trust Account

Section 25 - Council on the Underground Economy