e. The Contractor shall comply with M.G.L. Ch. 151 Sec. 1A and M.G.L. Ch. 149
Sec. 148 with respect to the payment of wages.
f. The Contractor shall be in compliance with the health and hospitalization
requirements of the Massachusetts Health Care Reform law established by
Chapter 58 of the Acts of 2006, as amended, and regulations promulgated under
that statute by the Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority and any
other applicable law relating to health and hospitalization.
g. The Contractor shall not discriminate against residents of states other than
Massachusetts in hiring individuals for the project but, as between prospective
employees who are residents of Massachusetts and are equally qualified, shall
give preference to Amherst Residents, and thereafter residents of Hampshire,
Hamden, and Franklin Counties.
h. The Contractor shall endeavor to provide employment in the amount of 15.3% of
the Contractor’s hours worked on the project to People of Color, 6.9% of the
Contractor’s hours worked on the project to women, and 5% of the Contractor’s
hours worked on the project to Veterans. In the event the Contractor cannot find
qualified workers to fulfill these requirements, or has no additional hires to make
in connection with the project, the Contractor shall certify to the Town, under
oath, that compliance with this section was not possible or practicable under the
particular circumstances applicable to the Contractor, and submit documentation
detailing efforts to meet these requirements.
i. The Contractor shall attend all regularly scheduled and/or special meetings
convened by the Town for the purpose of reviewing workforce hiring
commitments in Sections C.2.g and C.2.h above.