Maharashtra Govt. notifies Maharashtra Labour Laws (Amendment) Act 2022 with a view to decriminalize provisions under various labour laws

Maharashtra Government has further notified the Maharashtra Labour Laws (Amendment) Act 2022 which has decriminalized provisions under the following laws and increased fines instead:

• Provisions relating to illegal strike, lock-outs, closures and stoppages and provisions regarding any change made by any employer which has been declared illegal by a Labour Court or Industrial Court under the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act, 1946 [Sections 104 and 106];
• Provisions relating to penalty for obstructing inspection in discharge of Inspector’s duties or failure to produce documents, etc. under the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1953 [Sections 17A and 17C];
• Provisions relating to non-compliance under the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969 [Sections 3 and 27];
• Provisions relating to penalty for contravention under the Maharashtra Private Security Guard Employment Regulation and Welfare Act, 1985 [Sections 3 and 27]; and
• Provisions relating to non-compliance and provisions relating to avoiding payment or making any false statement under the Maharashtra Workmen’s Minimum House rent Allowance Act, 1983 [Section 10].

A Copy of the Notification is attached herewith for your ease of reference.

Source: Government of Maharashtra