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General Bylaws
Effective June 15, 2026
(3) No Employer or any other person shall communicate to a person exercising rights
protected under this Bylaw, M.G.L. Ch. 149, M.G.L. Ch. 151, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.,
or any other state or federal laws regulating the payment of Compensation directly or
indirectly the willingness to inform a government Employee that the person is not
lawfully in the United States, or to report, or to make an implied or express assertion
of a willingness to report, suspected citizenship or immigration status of an Employee
or a family member of the Employee to a federal, state, or local agency because the
Employee has exercised a right under this Bylaw, M.G.L. Ch. 149, M.G.L. Ch. 151,
29 U.S.C. 201 et seq., or any other state or federal laws regulating the payment of
Compensation.
(4) Standard of proof. A finding by the Attorney General of retaliation under state or
federal law shall be sufficient to show retaliation under this Bylaw.
(5) The protections afforded under this Bylaw shall apply to any person who mistakenly
but in good faith alleges violations of this Bylaw.
G. Enforcement, Violations, and Penalties
(1) The Board of License Commissioners and the Town Human Rights Director shall be
authorized to establish regulations or administrative procedures and to take any and
all actions reasonable and necessary to further the purposes of this Bylaw or to obtain
compliance with this Bylaw.
(2) The Town Human Rights Director and the Police Department shall have the power to
investigate violations of Section D of this Bylaw, and, to the extent consistent with
law, with Section E and F of this Bylaw, pursuant to their own initiative or upon
receipt of a report or complaint filed by an Employee or any other person.