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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 19 (2026)

Prevention of employment

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Section 19. No person shall, by intimidation or force, prevent or seek to prevent a person from entering into or continuing in the employment of any person.

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Cited in 3 cases, 1993–2018 · leading case: Estock v. City of Westfield, 806 F. Supp. 2d 294 (D. Mass. 2011).
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Estock v. City of Westfield, 806 F. Supp. 2d 294 (D. Mass. 2011). “Plaintiff alleges that Defendants violated a rarely invoked statute, Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 19 , which provides that “[n]o person shall, by intimidation or force, prevent or seek to prevent a person from entering into or continuing in the employment of any person.”
Whyman v. Whalen, No. 1:16-cv-10049, 2018 WL 3130630 (D. Mass. June 22, 2018). “1 The Complaint additionally alleged a violation of MGL c. 149 § 19, which the Court dismissed on July 15, 2016.”
Irvin v. McGee, 1 Mass. L. Rptr. 201 (Mass. Super. Ct. 1993). “Specifically, Irvin alleges that McGee’s actions violated his due process rights under the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, Part I, article 12 (Count I); breached an implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing required in employment at-will contracts (Count II);…”
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