{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268b-8","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 268B, § 8","heading":"Retribution for engaging in commission proceedings","body":"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.","path":["Part IV","Title I","Chapter 268B"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIV/TitleI/Chapter268B/Section8","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:14Z","sha256":"bc16cea522b37b3d522d0e4d32ec4a0b30aa482646c6827c58bce622035c5b83","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-268b-7","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-269-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}