By Michael Whiteley, Eastern Bureau ChiefUnique legislation signed into law by Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick this month allows private parties to sue employers suspected of skirting state workers' compensation laws to avoid paying premiums.Gov. Deval Patrick signed Senate 2375 into law Aug. 9 after it cleared the Massachusetts House by a final vote 153-0 on July 31.Dubbed the "Private Right of Action" bill, the new law gives any three people the right to file suit in state court alleging that an employer failed to carry workers' compensation coverage, avoided coverage by misclassify...
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