Legal Opinion

Butler v. Adecco USA Inc.

District Court, D. Massachusetts

Decided May 24, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION NO. 4:15-CV-13478-TSHPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

*307MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS (Docket Nos. 33 and 35)

TIMOTHY S. HILLMAN, DISTRICT JUDGE

Deborah Butler brought this employment discrimination action against Adecco USA, Inc. (Adecco), Sun Life Financial (U.S.) Services Company, Inc. (Sun Life), and Diane Bassett after she was terminated from a temporary employment position, allegedly because of her age and race. All Defendants move to dismiss. I find that Plaintiff has alleged plausible claims of discrimination but has failed to allege a plausible claim of defamation. For the reasons set forth below, Bassett and Sun…

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