The bill amends Chapter 28-14 of the General Laws by adding a new section titled "Construction industry paycheck recovery," which defines key terms related to the construction industry and outlines the responsibilities of contractors regarding the payment of wages and benefits. It makes contractors liable for wage claims against themselves or their subcontractors if notice is given within 45 days of the alleged wage theft, with liability limited to 120 consecutive days prior to the notice. The bill invalidates any agreements to waive this liability and provides for civil and administrative remedies, while also ensuring that collective bargaining rights are not diminished, except where explicitly waived in relation to this section. The bill emphasizes joint liability between contractors and subcontractors for wage theft claims and allows for administrative and civil actions to recover wages. It includes a severability clause to preserve the rest of the section if any part is deemed invalid. The act will take effect on September 1, 2024, and will apply to construction contracts entered into, renewed, modified, or amended from that date onwards. The text includes tags to indicate new legal language added to the current law, but no tags are present, suggesting no existing legal language is being removed.