Legal Opinion
Thomas O'Connor Constructors, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 9, 2008No. 07-P-831PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGrasso, J.
Thomas O’Connor Constructors, Inc. (O’Connor), appeals from a judgment of the Superior Court affirming a decision and order of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) on a claim brought by Jarvis Aldridge, an African-American employee of Rustic Fire Protection (Rustic). The MCAD ordered O’Connor to pay Aldridge $50,000 in emotional distress damages on account of offensive racial remarks made to or about Aldridge on four different occasions by Paul Daley, O’Connor’s job site superintendent. The MCAD also ordered O’Connor to pay a $10,000 civil penalty and to conduct annual…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- College-Town, Division of Interco, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
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- Bain v. City of SpringfieldMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Beaupre v. Cliff Smith & AssociatesMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2000
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3Cited by19 opinions
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