Legal Opinion
Bennett v. Capitol BC Restaurants, LLC
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 23, 2014No. Civil No. 13-10290-FDSPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SAYLOR, District Judge.
This is an action for sex discrimination arising out of a pregnancy and maternity leave. Plaintiff Caryn Bennett was employed as the general manager of the Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse in Braintree, Massachusetts. She became pregnant and took a leave of absence. While she was on leave, the corporate owner of the restaurant filed for bankruptcy and was bought by defendant Capitol BC Restaurants, LLC. Capitol fired all of the restaurant’s employees. It then rehired many of them, but did not rehire Bennett. Bennett…
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