{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-151-20a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151, § 20A","heading":"Limitation period for criminal or civil action","body":"Section 20A. The provisions of this chapter shall not be applicable to any cause of action accruing more than 3 years prior to the date of filing in court of a criminal or civil action; provided, however, that the limitation period shall be tolled from the date that the employee or a similarly situated employee files a complaint with the attorney general alleging a violation of this chapter until the date that the attorney general issues a letter authorizing a private right of action or the date that an enforcement action by the attorney general becomes final.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 151"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter151/Section20A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:32Z","sha256":"14b115ce80fd916bfa336ee7d268b3a58e254435e29296af2574b6434390764a","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-151-20","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-151-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}