Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, § 50 (2026)

Interest on unpaid claims

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Section 50. Whenever payments of any kind are not made within sixty days of being claimed by an employee, dependent or other party, and an order or decision requires that such payments be made, interest at the rate of ten percent per annum of all sums due from the date of the receipt of the notice of the claim by the department to the date of payment shall be required by such order or decision. Whenever such sums include weekly payments, interest shall be computed on each unpaid weekly payment.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 22 cases, 1922–2017 · leading case: Johnson's Case, 872 N.E.2d 1131 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007).

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Johnson's Case, 872 N.E.2d 1131 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 11× “2, 1 where an insurer *835 failed to pay, within ninety days, interest under G. L. c. 152, § 50, 2 on a decision ordering G.”

Christopher R. Brown, D.D.S., Inc. v. Decatur Cnty. Mem'l Hosp., 892 N.E.2d 642 (Ind. 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 9-748 (LexisNexis 1999); Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. ch. 152, § 50 (West 2005); Mich.”

Sjoberg's Case, 476 N.E.2d 196 (Mass. 1985). · cites it 3× “” G. L. c. 152, § 50, as amended by St. 1982, c.”

Land & Marine Rental Co. v. Rawls, 686 P.2d 1187 (Alaska 1984). “101, § 56 (1979); Mass.Gen.Laws Ann. ch. 152, § 50 (West Supp.”

Johnson's Case, 136 N.E. 563 (Mass. 1922). “86), which sum shall be paid with interest thereon from said February 1, 1922, to the date of payment [[G. L. c. 152, § 50] at the rate of six per cent per annum by the insurer,” United States Mutual Liability Insurance Company.”

Thomas's Case, 519 N.E.2d 786 (Mass. App. Ct. 1988). · cites it 2× “See G. L. c. 152, § 50, as appearing in St. 1980, c.”

Maloof's Case, 407 N.E.2d 397 (Mass. App. Ct. 1980). · cites it 3× “See G. L. c. 152, § 50. The employee contends that interest should have been awarded from October 26, 1954, the date on which the reviewing board first received notice of the employee’s claim for benefits under G.”

Dunne v. City of Boston, 671 N.E.2d 518 (Mass. App. Ct. 1996). “It is enough to state that under G. L. c. 152, § 50, as appearing in St. 1982, c.”

Aetna Life & Cas. Ins. v. Commonwealth, 737 N.E.2d 880 (Mass. App. Ct. 2000). “Given our holding in this case, we need not reach the issue of whether the insurer is entitled to interest pursuant to G. L. c. 152, § 50, on reimbursements pursuant to G.”

Murphy's Case, 224 N.E.2d 462 (Mass. 1967). “The final decree awarded interest from May 3,1962, at six per cent as required by G. L. c. 152, § 50, as amended by St. 1965, c.”

Ramalhete v. Uni-Royal, Inc., 356 N.E.2d 257 (Mass. App. Ct. 1976). “221, § 50) and for interest on the award (G. L. c. 152, § 50), as neither of those claims was asserted in the complaint.”

Morales's Case, 868 N.E.2d 648 (Mass. App. Ct. 2007). · cites it 2× “The issue before us relates only to the application to this case of the provisions of G. L. c. 152, § 50, which requires interest in specified circumstances.”

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