Home/Massachusetts/Statutes/Part I: ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT/Title XXI: LABOR AND INDUSTRIES/§ 24A
Massachusetts Statutes

§ 24A — Dismissal or refusal to employ certain persons on account of age; penalty

Massachusetts·Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT·Title XXI LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
Section 24A. Whoever dismisses from private sector employment any person over the age of forty, or refuses to employ such person because of his age, except as permitted by subsection 17 of section 4 of chapter one hundred and fifty-one B, shall be punished by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Massachusetts § 24A (Dismissal or refusal to employ certain persons on account of age; penalty) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Nearby Sections

12
§ 24
Communications and conduct during labor disputes
§ 24A
Dismissal or refusal to employ certain persons on account of age; penalty
§ 24B
Contract provisions preventing employment of certain persons on account of age
§ 24C
Investigation of complaints of discrimination; ascertainment of age of employees; examination and transcript of records
§ 24D
Records of ages of employees; copy furnished to commissioner; violation of statute
§ 24E
Hindering investigation of age discrimination; refusal of information
§ 24F
Discharge of employee for furnishing evidence or testifying in connection with discrimination complaint; penalty
§ 24G
Publication of name of employer found to be violation of provisions of Secs. 24A to 24J; summons to show cause; liability for damages
§ 24H
Appeal from decision of commissioner
§ 24I
Inapplicability of Secs. 24A to 24J to farm laborers
§ 24J
Severability of Secs. 24A to 24I
§ 24L
Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act
View on official source ↗