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Can you summarize MGL Chapter 149, Section 24G?
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES > Publication of name of employer found to be violation of provisions of Secs. 24A to 24J; summons to show cause; liability for damages
Short Summary
This legal document pertains to the provisions of Sections 24A to 24J of the Massachusetts General Law related to labor and industries. It specifically addresses the dismissal or refusal to employ individuals over the age of forty based on their age, except as permitted by subsection 17 of section 4 of chapter one hundred and fifty-one B. The document empowers the commissioner or authorized representatives to summon employers who are believed to have violated these provisions. After a hearing and finding of nonobservance, the commissioner may publish the name of the employer in a newspaper or through other appropriate means. The document also states that neither the commissioner nor any authorized representatives, nor any newspaper publisher, proprietor, editor, or employee thereof shall be liable for damages unless guilty of wilful misrepresentation.
Whom does it apply to?
Employers
What does it govern?
Provisions of Secs. 24A to 24J
What are exemptions?
None mentioned
What are the Penalties?
None mentioned
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts