Section 2. An employee or his legal representatives shall not be entitled under section one of this chapter or under chapter two hundred and twenty-nine to any right of action for damages against his employer if such employee knew of the defect or negligence which caused the injury, and failed within a reasonable time to give, or cause to be given, information thereof to the employer, or to some person superior to himself in the service of the employer who was intrusted with general superintendence.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XXI - Labor and Industries
Chapter 153 - Liability of Employers to Employees for Injuries Not Resulting in Death
Section 1 - Rights to Compensation and of Action
Section 2 - Knowledge by Employee of Defect or Negligence
Section 3 - Unremedied Defect Reported to Be Defective
Section 4 - Continuation in Employment After Knowledge of Defective Railway Equipment
Section 5 - Limitation of Award
Section 6 - Notice of Injury to Employer
Section 7 - Employees of Independent Contractors and Subcontractors; Defects Causing Injuries
Section 8 - Amounts Received From Insurance Funds and Relief Societies; Mitigation of Damages
Section 9 - Examination of Condition Causing Injury; Court Order