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Discharge of employee without notice

M.G.L. c. 149, § 159
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c. 149, § 159. Discharge of employee without notice Section 159. A person engaged in manufacturing who requires from his employees, under penalty or forfeiture of a part of the wages earned by them, a notice of intention to leave such employ shall be liable to a like forfeiture, if, without similar notice, he discharges an employee.
Source: Massachusetts General Court (malegislature.gov)URL: https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section159Fetched: 10/20/2026

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