Legal Opinion
Buckley Nursing Home, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 3, 1985PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, C.J.
On August 27, 1974, Lorraine Young, a black woman, filed a complaint with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (commission), alleging that, because of her race, she had not been hired as a nurse’s aide by Buckley Nursing Home, Inc. (Buckley), in violation of G. L. c. 151B, § 4(1). After attempts at conciliation failed, the case was heard by a single Commissioner who, in a decision dated June 27, 1980, found that Buckley had discriminated against Young. The Commissioner ordered Buckley to pay Young damages in the amount of $6,986 (plus interest) for lost wages and $2,000 for…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Arthurs v. Board of Registration in MedicineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
- College v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Jones v. Town of WaylandMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Trustees of Forbes Library v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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3Cited by49 opinions
- College-Town, Division of Interco, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against DiscriminationMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1987
- Freeman v. Package Machinery Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- Labonte v. Hutchins & WheelerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
- Lipchitz v. Raytheon Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Peralta Community College District v. Fair Employment & Housing CommissionCalifornia Supreme Court · 1990
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