Legal Opinion
DaPrato v. Massachusetts Water Resources Authority
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 5, 2019No. SJC 12651PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
**377 The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) terminated the employment of an information technology manager, Richard DaPrato, after he went on vacation to Mexico during the final two weeks of a paid medical leave to recover from foot surgery. A jury found the MWRA liable for a retaliatory termination in violation of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA), 29 U.S.C. § 2615 (2012), the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12112 (2012), and G. L. c. 151B, § 4(16). The jury awarded $ 19,777 in "back pay" damages for DaPrato's lost wages and made an…
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