(1) This Bylaw defines requirements for Employer notification to Employees performing
work within Town limits concerning Compensation and claims with respect thereto
and shall not be construed to preempt, limit, or otherwise affect the applicability of
any other law, regulation, requirement, policy, or standard that provides for more
stringent requirements with respect to Compensation obligations. Nothing in this
Bylaw shall be interpreted or applied so as to create any power or duty in conflict
with federal or state law, and such laws shall supersede any inconsistent provisions
set forth herein. This Bylaw shall not be construed to preclude any person aggrieved
from seeking judicial review of any final decision or order made under this Bylaw.
(2) Each day or portion thereof a violation of this bylaw exists shall constitute a separate
offense. If more than 1 provision of this bylaw is violated, each condition violated or
Employee aggrieved shall constitute a separate offense.
(3) Each provision of this Bylaw shall be construed as separate to the extent that if any
part of it shall be held invalid for any reason, the remainder shall continue in full
force and effect.
3.55 – RESPONSIBLE EMPLOYER: PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AND
AGREEMENTS FOR TAX RELIEF
(Voted 11-9-2020 by the Town Council)
A. Purpose
The purpose of this Bylaw is to ensure that the Town of Amherst awards contracts for goods
and services and public construction and grants tax relief agreements only to responsible
contractors and sponsors who certify their compliance with wage and hour laws and to
provide a means of enforcement through written contracts at the outset of awards and
appropriate remedies.