Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149 § 44 3/4

Current through Chapters 1 to 249 and Chapters 253 to 255 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 149:44 3/4 - Preference in promotion or hiring of veterans, spouse of honorably discharged disabled veterans or surviving spouse of veterans

Notwithstanding chapter 151B, a private, nonpublic employer may provide a preference in promoting or hiring to:

(i) a veteran;

(ii) the spouse of an honorably discharged veteran who the United States Department of Veterans Affairs determines to be 100 per cent disabled as a result of enemy action or a service-connected accident; or

(iii) the surviving spouse of a veteran.

Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44 3/4

Added by Acts 2014, c. 62,§ 25, eff. 7/2/2014.