Section 23. No employer or duly authorized agent of an employer shall discharge, refuse to hire or in any other manner discriminate against an employee because the employee has exercised a right afforded by this chapter. Any employee of a toxics user claiming to be aggrieved by a violation of this section may initiate proceedings in the superior court department of the trial court for the county in which the alleged violation occurred. An employer found to have violated this paragraph shall be exclusively liable to pay the employee lost wages, shall grant to the employee suitable employment, and shall reimburse such reasonable attorney fees incurred in the protection of rights granted as shall be determined by the court. The court may grant whatever relief it deems necessary to protect rights granted by this section. An employee may not waive rights granted by this section.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 21i - Massachusetts Toxics Use Reduction Act
Section 3 - Duties of the Department
Section 4 - Administrative Council on Toxics Use Reduction
Section 6 - Toxics Use Reduction Institute
Section 7 - Office of Technical Assistance and Technology; Responsibilities and Programs
Section 8 - Responsibilities of All State Agencies
Section 9 - Toxic or Hazardous Substance List
Section 9a - Threshold Amounts for Toxic or Hazardous Substances
Section 10 - Annual Toxic or Hazardous Substance Reports
Section 11 - Toxics Use Reduction Plans
Section 12 - Toxics Use Reduction Planners
Section 13 - Statewide Reduction Goal
Section 14 - Prioritization of User Segments
Section 15 - Performance Standards
Section 16 - Improved Enforcement of Toxics Laws
Section 17 - Toxics Use Reduction Waiver
Section 18 - Citizen Involvement
Section 19 - Establishment of Toxics Use Fee
Section 20 - Trade Secret Protection