Massachusetts § 22 - Advertising for or soliciting employees during labor troubles; notice to employment agency; employment of children

Full text of Massachusetts Massachusetts General Laws § 22 — Advertising for or soliciting employees during labor troubles; notice to employment agency; employment of children, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 22. Advertising for or soliciting employees during labor troubles; notice to employment agency; employment of children

Section 22. If an employer, during the continuance of a strike, lockout or other labor trouble among his employees, publicly advertises in newspapers or by posters or otherwise for employees, or by himself or his agents solicits persons to work for him to fill the places of strikers, he shall plainly in type as prominent as the largest printed matter in the advertisement or poster and explicitly mention in such advertisements or oral or written solicitations that a strike, lockout or other labor trouble exists among his employees. Any such employer wishing to hire employees through an employment agency shall first notify such agency by registered mail of the fact that a strike, lockout or other labor trouble exists. No employer shall, during the continuance of a strike, lockout or labor dispute, hire a child without the written consent of his parent or legal guardian.

Source: official Massachusetts text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does Massachusetts General Laws § 22 cover?

Section 22 ("Advertising for or soliciting employees during labor troubles; notice to employment agency; employment of children") is part of the Massachusetts General Laws, the codified statutory law of Massachusetts. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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