Section 5. The amount of damages awarded in an action under section one for a personal injury to an employee, in which no damages for his death are awarded, shall not exceed four thousand dollars.
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