Public Notice Actions

The Commission may commence to enforce a final order by undertaking any or all of the following actions: (1) Issuing press releases which specify the name and the business address of the respondent, the nature of the complainant's claim, the finding of liability, the order of relief, and the fact that respondent has not complied with such order. Press releases may be issued at press conferences convened by the Commission. (2) Placing legal notices in the newspaper whose circulation encompasses the geographic area in which the respondent's business or real estate is located. Such notice shallcontainthe information set forth in 804 CMR 10.04(1). (3) Posting a notice of non-compliance upon the business premises of the respondent or upon the real estate in question. Such notice shall recite the fact that the respondent has been found liable by the Commission and that the respondent has failed to comply with the order(s) issued by the Commission. All notices shall contain a statement informing the general public of the Commission's finding that the respondent committed an act of discrimination in violation of M.G.L. c.151B. The notice shall also contain a statement that willful removal of the notice constitutes a violation of M.G.L. c. 151B, § 8 may result in a Commission initiated complaint and assessment of monetary damages and/or civil penalties. The specific content of said notice may be varied but shall conform to the principles stated in this subsection and to the following format: COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION Notice of Non-Compliance The MASSACHUSETTS COMMISSION AGAINST DISCRIMINATION has found that the owner of these premises committed an act ofdiscrimination in violation of M.G.L. c. 151B. As a result, the Commission ordered said owner to pay monetary damages to the victim as compensation for this violation of the civil rights laws of Massachusetts. Said owner is delinquent in paying such damages, or in cooperating in the payment thereof. NOTE: Willful removal of this notice constitutes a violation of M.G.L. c. 151B, § 8 and may result in the issuance of a Commission initiated complaint and assessment of monetary damages and/or civil penalties. THIS NOTICE IS PLACED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION THIS DAY OF , 199 . Chairman, Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination