Section 8. No officer or employee of the commonwealth or of any county, city or town shall discharge an officer or employee, or change his official rank, grade or compensation, or deny him a promotion, or threaten so to do, for filing a complaint with or providing information to the commission or testifying in any commission proceeding.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part IV - Crimes, Punishments and Proceedings in Criminal Cases
Title I - Crimes and Punishments
Chapter 268b - Financial Disclosure by Certain Public Officials and Employees
Section 2 - State Ethics Commission
Section 3 - Powers and Duties of the Commission
Section 4 - Investigations by the Commission
Section 5 - Statements of Financial Interests
Section 7 - Penalties for Violation of Confidentiality and for Perjury
Section 8 - Retribution for Engaging in Commission Proceedings