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Can you summarize MGL Chapter 149, Section 178A?
LABOR AND INDUSTRIES > Payment of wages of intestate employee; officer or employee of commonwealth or subdivision
Short Summary
Section 178A of the Massachusetts General Law governs the payment of wages or salary to an employee who dies intestate. If an employee dies without a will, the employer may pay wages or salary not exceeding one hundred dollars to the surviving husband or wife, adult child, or surviving father or mother of the deceased employee. This payment can only be made if thirty days have passed since the employee’s death and no executor, administrator, or voluntary administrator has demanded payment. The employer must also not have actual notice of any probate court proceedings related to the settlement of the employee’s estate. The payment made by the employer will discharge all obligations regarding the wages or salary. However, this section does not apply to officers or employees of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof.
Whom does it apply to?
Employers and employees in Massachusetts
What does it govern?
Payment of wages of intestate employee; officer or employee of commonwealth or subdivision
What are exemptions?
Officers or employees of the commonwealth or any political subdivision thereof
What are the Penalties?
No penalties mentioned
Jurisdiction
Massachusetts