Massachusetts students and employees with natural hair have faced continued discrimination from school and workplace regulations as controversy over what is considered a racial characteristic protected by law leaves natural hairstyles such as locks or afros or twists...
Discrimination
Are You Experiencing Age Discrimination at Your Massachusetts Workplace?
Ageism is one of the most unfair paradoxes in the labor market: People put in decades of hard work and then find themselves penalized for having done so. And the problem is only worsening: Nearly 80% of older workers say they’ve seen or experienced age discrimination...
What is Associational Discrimination in Massachusetts
Associational discrimination in Massachusetts occurs when someone is discriminated against because of their relationship with another person. Generally, this type of discrimination occurs in one of two situations: Associational Discrimination: an employer...
Massachusetts Employers Need to Better Support Employees With Disabilities
2021 was a prominent year for diversity, inclusion and equity efforts across businesses nationwide and in Massachusetts. Hybrid work not only helped with issues like workplace discrimination, but ushered in a more accessible environment for disabled workers. ...
Massachusetts Jury Awards $2 Million For Workplace Gender Discrimination Against a Female Boston Police Officer
A Massachusetts jury awarded $2 million to Boston Police Department (BPD) detective, Donna Gavin, after finding that she had been subjected to glass ceiling discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. The verdict arrived earlier this month after nearly three and a...
Massachusetts Jury Awards $1.7 Million for Workplace Retaliation Against Black Teacher
A Massachusetts Suffolk Superior Court jury found that school officials in Boston retaliated against a teacher for exercising his legal right to raise concerns about workplace discrimination without fear of retribution, awarding him $1.7 million. The Boston Globe...
Massachusetts Employee Receives Settlement for Racial Discrimination in Workplace
The town of Sharon is expected to reach a $750,000 settlement with Cambridge’s acting superintendent of schools, Victoria Greer, over a racial discrimination complaint filed with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination. After being hired in 2013 to oversee...
Are Your Being Discriminated at Your Massachusetts Workplace For Having Covid-19?
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) updated its COVID-19 technical assistance today adding a new section to clarify under what circumstances COVID-19 may be considered a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the...
EEOC Updates COVID-19 Employee Vaccination Guidelines for Religious Exemptions
An increase in Massachusetts workplace mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies has yielded an increase in employees’ requests for special exemptions. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently issued updated guidance on how employers should...
Covid Vaccine Religious Exemption: Who Qualifies in Massachusetts?
Hundreds of Massachusetts employees and contractors are seeking exemptions from the state’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate, including many who’ve said they’re unwilling to roll up their sleeves for a shot “due to a sincerely held religious belief.” Since Gov. Charlie...