Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, § 21 (2026)

Notice by insured to employees

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Section 21. Every insured person shall, as soon as he secures a policy, give written or printed notice to all persons under contract of hire with him that he has provided for payment to injured employees by the insurer, or by self-insurance, as provided by this chapter.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1923–2009 · leading case: Gillard's Case, 244 Mass. 47 (Mass. 1923).

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Gillard's Case, 244 Mass. 47 (Mass. 1923). “An employer who becomes insured according to our workmen’s compensation act is required to give notice thereof to his employees, G. L. c. 152, § 21, to those who thereafter enter his employment, § 22, and the employee is held to have waived all his common law rights of action if…”

Sullivan's Case, 918 N.E.2d 841 (Mass. App. Ct. 2009). “13 (The parish did have coverage but failed to post its coverage as *33 required by G. L. c. 152, § 21). 14 In any event, as the board also noted, even if the employer did not have coverage, the employee would have been entitled to file a claim against the workers’ compensation…”

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