Massachusetts Statutes

§ 19 — Prevention of employment

Massachusetts § 19

JurisdictionMassachusetts

Part IADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT

Title XXILABOR AND INDUSTRIES

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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 19 (2026).

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Section 19. No person shall, by intimidation or force, prevent or seek to prevent a person from entering into or continuing in the employment of any person.

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