Mass. Gen. Laws » Part I Title XXI Chapter 149
Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 78 (2026)

Employment of, and permitting work by, minors contrary to statutes; reports of violations

✓ text as last checked Sept. 2026 (this copy records no edition or section history)
Find cases: SyfertCases citing this section MAmalegislature.gov (official) JustiaChapter on Justia CornellLII Search CasesGoogle Scholar

Section 78. Whoever, by himself or for others, or through agents, servants or foremen, employs, induces or permits any minor to work contrary to sections 60 to 74, inclusive, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $5,000 or by imprisonment for not more than 1 month, or both. The employment of any minor in violation of said sections, after the person employing such minor has been notified thereof in writing by any authorized inspector or supervisor of attendance, shall constitute a separate offence for every day during which the employment continues. Violations of sections 56 to 105, inclusive, shall be reported by the department to the division of industrial accidents.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1929–1991 · leading case: Pierce's Case, 166 N.E. 636 (Mass. 1929).
Sort: Relevance Newest Treatment
Pierce's Case, 166 N.E. 636 (Mass. 1929). · cites it 2× “” G. L. c. 149, § 78, provides a penalty for the violation of § 62, as well as for other sections contained in G.”
Commonwealth v. Belanger, 565 N.E.2d 811 (Mass. App. Ct. 1991). “See G. L. c. 149, § 78. A District Court judge, after a bench trial, found Belanger guilty and imposed a fifty dollar fine.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.