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The 193rd General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  1. General Laws
  2. Part I ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNMENT
  3. Title XXI LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
  4. Chapter 149 LABOR AND INDUSTRIES
  5. Section 44 3/4 Preference in promoting or hiring veteran, spouse of honorably discharged disabled veteran or surviving spouse of veteran

Section 44 3/4

Section 44 3/4: Preference in promoting or hiring veteran, spouse of honorably discharged disabled veteran or surviving spouse of veteran

Section 443/4. 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.