{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-152-51a","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 152, § 51A","heading":"Decision in compensation case; law in effect","body":"Section 51A. In any claim in which no compensation has been paid prior to the final decision on such claim, said final decision shall take into consideration the compensation provided by statute on the date of the decision, rather than the date of the injury.","path":["Part I","Title XXI","Chapter 152"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXXI/Chapter152/Section51A","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:23:35Z","sha256":"9770cf13a1beb5a6ec000b4920b8fff354ba89210c0ab28de15f0b4649f3915f","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-152-51","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-152-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}