In the case, DaPrato v. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA), the central claim was that the MWRA terminated DaPrato in retaliation for his exercise of his right to take medical leave under the FMLA. In relevant part, the FMLA provides that '[i]t shall be...
A Black man is suing Workday Inc., claiming its artificial intelligence disqualifies applicants who are Black, disabled, or over the age of 40 at a disproportionate rate. The suit, which was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California,...
Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA) and the laws in Massachusetts. Harassment is...
A Massachusetts seafood business said that it did not discriminate against an immigrant worker who complained to the state. The worker, Paula Fortes, is a Black woman who immigrated to the U.S. from Cape Verde, an island nation off the west coast of Africa. She filed...
Massachusetts moms are still often laid off while on parental leave, pushed out of workplaces and subjected to stereotypes about their competency. But with few legal protections, attorneys say most cases go unreported. Tori Needels had been back from parental leave...
Adults in the United States and Massachusetts who reported feeling discriminated against at work had a higher risk of developing high blood pressure than adults who reported less discrimination at work, according to a new study. The researchers defined discrimination...
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...
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 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....