Massachusetts General Laws

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268, § 14A (2026)

Juror discharged from employment

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Section 14A. No person shall be discharged from or deprived of his employment because of his attendance or service as a grand or traverse juror in any court. Violation of this section by an employer shall be a contempt of the court upon which such person is or has been in attendance or in which he is or has been serving as a grand or traverse juror, and such employer may be prosecuted upon complaint verified upon oath and be punished for such contempt.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1964–1988 · leading case: Mello v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc., 524 N.E.2d 105 (Mass. 1988).

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Mello v. Stop & Shop Companies, Inc., 524 N.E.2d 105 (Mass. 1988). “), providing that no employee shall be discharged for exercising a right afforded by the workers’ compensation statute and defining the remedy; G. L. c. 268, § 14A (1986 ed.), stating that no person shall be discharged for performing jury duty.”

O'Malley's Case, 281 N.E.2d 277 (Mass. 1972). “G. L. c. 268, § 14A. There is no contract of employment, expressed or implied, between the county and the juror.”

John Bath & Co. Inc. v. Commonwealth, 202 N.E.2d 249 (Mass. 1964). “The complaints for contempt are entitled “Complaint Contempt of Court under G. L. c. 268, § 14A.” This statute provides: “No person shall be discharged from or deprived of his employment because of his attendance or service as a grand or traverse juror in any court.”

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