Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 105B (2026)

Violation of Secs. 105A to 105C; discharge or discrimination because of complaint, proceedings or testimony; penalties

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Section 105B. Any employer who violates any provision of sections one hundred and five A to one hundred and five C, inclusive, or who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee has made any complaint to his employer, the attorney general, or any other person, or instituted, or caused to be instituted, any proceeding under or related to said sections, or has testified or is about to testify in any such proceedings, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Mohammed v. Universal Prot. Servs., LLC, No. 1:24-cv-11066 (D. Mass. Aug. 6, 2024).
Mohammed v. Universal Prot. Servs., LLC, No. 1:24-cv-11066 (D. Mass. Aug. 6, 2024). · cites it 5× “266, § 37E(b); (2) negligence; and (3) discharge due to filing a complaint pursuant to M.G.L. c. 149, § 105B. Plaintiff filed a Motion to Correct Clerk Case Designation, Motion to Reassign Case, and a Motion to Disqualify Counsel.”
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