{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-44-3-4","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 149, § 44 3/4","heading":"Preference in promoting or hiring veteran, spouse of honorably discharged veteran with a disability or surviving spouse of veteran","body":"Section 44 3/4. Notwithstanding chapter 151B, a private, nonpublic employer may provide a preference in promoting or hiring to: (i) a veteran; (ii) the spouse of an honorably discharged veteran who the United States Department of Veterans Affairs determines to be 100 per cent disabled as a result of enemy action or a service-connected accident; or (iii) the surviving spouse of a veteran.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 149"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter149/Section44%203~4","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:28Z","sha256":"f06404e034a2df885639f864abb84ebf98842c7732f89319a203a248e9f05211","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-44-1-2","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-149-44a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}