Individuals are protected from discrimination by places of public accommodation by both federal and Massachusetts laws, including Title II of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 272....
Fast-food chain Shake Shack agreed to pay $20,000 to a former employee who alleged that co-workers engaged in harassment and discrimination on the basis of gender identity. The compensation is part of the settlement in the case, in which the disgruntled staff member,...
Last year, Massachusetts became the 18th state to adopt the CROWN Act, an imperative bill that shields individuals from discrimination over natural and protective hairstyles in the workplace and other institutions. But as lawmakers work tirelessly for the bill to be...
The federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) makes it unlawful for an employer to refuse to make reasonable accommodations to a qualified employee’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, unless it would impose an undue...
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear the case, Gerald Groff v. DeJoy. Groff is an evangelical Christian postal worker who says that his religious freedom was violated when he was forced to surrender his job as the only means of avoiding delivering Amazon packages on...
Forward thinking corporations in Massachusetts are all about diversity and inclusion these days, and rightfully so. These conversations and actions are overdue, as a sundry of colleagues means a more well-rounded business perspective and experience. Yet, one of the...
What is ABLEISM? Discrimination and social prejudice in favor of able-bodied people. Social habits, practices, regulations, laws, and institutions that operate under the assumption that disabled people are inherently less capable overall, less valuable in society, and...
There are many benefits to artificial intelligence. AI can be used in a variety of sectors, ranging from healthcare, criminal justice, manufacturing, lending, education, and hiring. It can also be used within organizations. “ AI can be used to help organizations...
A pair of Black women who claim they were unfairly denied housing in Massachusetts due to an algorithm used to screen prospective tenants are engaged in a lawsuit challenging both the company responsible for the formula and what they deemed a “discriminatory” practice...
David Harris, a Boston fair housing advocate, says racism in housing transactions remains a significant problem, more than a half century after the federal Civil Rights Act. And Harris has the test results to prove it. His nonprofit asked two women from different...