The First Circuit Court of Appeals recently reinstated a workplace racial discrimination case where an employer terminated an employee after a customer complained about the employee and in doing so referred to the employees height, race, and Jamaican accent.
Read MoreTwo recent cases expanded the scope of evidence Massachusetts employees may utilize to prove hostile work environment and workplace harassment claims.
Read MoreAccording to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination, the number of complaints of sexual harassment in the workplace are up this year, over last year, by over 2000%. We've seen that increase first-hand as we currently represent three employees in claims of sexual harassment. Believe me when I tell you,
Read MoreThe employee in this matter brought claims of racial harassment, racial discrimination, and retaliation against her employer, based in Worcester. The employee is of Puerto Rican descent and felt she was being treated differently than her caucasian counterparts.
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