{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-152-40","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, § 40","heading":"Guardian or next friend exercising employee's rights","body":"Section 40. If an injured employee is mentally incompetent or is a minor when any right or privilege accrues to him, his guardian or next friend may in his behalf claim and exercise such right or privilege.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 152"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter152/Section40","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:35Z","sha256":"ff1eee14cabb92da5b7bf7b2e82907d5f48402f1248261cf6ba8b4c062209708","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-152-39","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-152-41"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}