Massachusetts patients with disabilities often find trouble getting the proper medical care, and new data confirms doctors are biased in their care of those with disabilities, sometimes even discharging them from their practice. Authors of a recent study showing this...
The American military has had an impact on popular culture, whether it’s movies, fashion, or your political preference. And for better or worse, the argot of the military has seeped into everyday language, and we commonly use terms derived from it without thinking...
A Massachusetts car dealership illegally charged Black and Hispanic customers hundreds of dollars more for remote starters, paint protection and other add-on products than it did for white customers, the state attorney general's office said. The complaint filed in...
A former American Express employee filed a class-action complaint alleging that the credit card company exhibited "callous indifference" to civil rights law by terminating him because he is White and spoke out against its "racially discriminatory" policies. Brian...
The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) offers protections for service members and their families in many different areas ranging from mortgages to life insurance. For example, the SCRA frequently makes certain rights available conditional upon whether your ability...
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuits on March 23 and March 24, 2023, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. The EEOC is the federal agency that enforces laws against workplace discrimination....
The Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination enforces the anti-discrimination laws of Massachusetts which protects you if are treated differently or unfairly based on your membership in a protected class by your landlord or condo association, and when you are...
A Massachusetts divorce is a gut-wrenching experience. Whether you have been blindsided by infidelity or had to give an “I still love you, but I’m not in love with you anymore” speech to the person who you thought would be your partner for life, the grief can be...
529 plans can make it easier for Massachusetts families to save for their children's college educations thanks to the tax breaks they offer. But the accounts have always had a pretty significant drawback: If you withdraw money from them to use for anything other than...
In 1982, a law was passed called the Uniformed Services Former Spouse Protection Act (USFSPA), which gave Massachusetts and other state divorce courts the ability to treat military retirement pay as marital property that can be divided between the spouses. The 10/10...