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A Practical Guide to Massachusetts Employment Law
U.S. Department of Labor's Employment Law Guide
Basic Information About Unemployment Benefits
Detailed Information About Unemployment Benefit Claims
Information About Workers' Compensation
Information About Wages, Overtime, and Breaks
Information About Federal Whistleblowing Laws
Information About Your Right to Engage in Concerted Activity  
Information and Tips About How to Find An Attorney
Information About Representing Yourself in Massachusetts Superior Court
Information About Representing Yourself in Federal Court
Information About COBRA (continuing your health coverage)

 
Forms

MCAD Complaint Form
Nonpayment of Wages Complaint Form
Letter Requesting Personnel Record
 
Agencies

Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Attorney General's Office
Massachusetts Division of Unemployment Assistance
Massachusetts Department of Industrial Accidents

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
U.S. National Labor Relations Board 
U.S. Department of Labor 


 

Key Statutes

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B (the Massachusetts law prohibiting discrimination)
Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 52C (the Massachusetts Personnel Records law)

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (the federal law prohibiting discrimination)
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (the federal law prohibiting age discrimination)
Americans with Disabilities Act (the federal law regarding disability discrimination)
Family & Medical Leave Act (the federal law regarding family & medical leave)

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