Section 3. If a defect in the ways, works or machinery of an employer has been reported to the person whose duty it is to remedy said defect, or cause it to be remedied, or to report its existence, and such defect is not remedied within a reasonable time, and by reason of said defect an employee is injured, such employee shall not be held to have assumed the risk of such injury.
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