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 Making a complaint (within the company or to

authorities) about not being paid their agreed

wages, overtime, or commissions;

 In some instances, making a complaint about an

employer’s violation of the law (commonly called

“whistle-blowing”);

 Taking time off of work to serve on a jury; and

 Using earned sick time under the Massachusetts

Earned Sick Time law (see Chapter 2, Employee

Illness and Disability).

It is important to remember that an employee’s

report of discrimination or harassment is protected

activity, even if the claim is found to lack merit, so long

as the employee believed in good faith that he or she was

being discriminated against or harassed.

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