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SECTION 1. Section 9 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as appearing in the 2022 Official Edition, is hereby amended in subsection (c) by striking the words, “6 month”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 3 month SECTION 2. Section 9 of chapter 175M of the General Laws, as so appearing, is hereby amended in subsection (c) by striking the words, “6 months”, and inserting in place thereof the following words:- 3 months SECTION 3. Section 9 of chapter 175M, as so appearing, is hereby amended in subsection (c) by striking the word, “presumed”. SECTION 4. Section 9 of chapter 175M of the General Laws is hereby amended in subsection (c) by striking the following words, “Such presumption shall be rebutted only by clear and convincing evidence that such employer's action was not retaliation against the employee and that the employer had sufficient independent justification for taking such action and would have in fact taken such action in the same manner and at the same time the action was taken, regardless of the employee's use of leave, restoration to a position or participation in proceedings or inquiries as described in this subsection.”.
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