Massachusetts S1165 aims to protect injured workers by preventing retaliation and ensuring timely investigations.

Massachusetts S1165 amends existing laws to strengthen protections for injured workers. It establishes a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if an employer takes adverse action against an employee within 90 days of the employee exercising rights under the workers' compensation chapter. The bill mandates prompt investigations by the Department of Industrial Accidents and requires the department to report findings regardless of whether a case is open or active. It also allows aggrieved individuals to file complaints with the attorney general, who can initiate criminal or civil proceedings.

Massachusetts S1165 aims to protect injured workers by preventing retaliation and ensuring timely investigations.

Massachusetts S1165 amends existing laws to strengthen protections for injured workers. It establishes a rebuttable presumption of retaliation if an employer takes adverse action against an employee within 90 days of the employee exercising rights under the workers' compensation chapter. The bill mandates prompt investigations by the Department of Industrial Accidents and requires the department to report findings regardless of whether a case is open or active. It also allows aggrieved individuals to file complaints with the attorney general, who can initiate criminal or civil proceedings.