Legal Opinion
School Committee v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 6, 1979PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHennessey, C.J.
In these combined appeals, the plain-
tiffs, the School Committees of Braintree (Braintree) and Needham (Needham), seek review of two decisions of the defendant Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (commission) ordering each school committee to permit teachers to utilize accrued sick leave for pregnancy-related disabilities which occur at the outset of extend ed maternity leaves. The single issue 2 we are asked to decide is whether an employer who denies accumulated sick leave to employees on long-term leaves of absence discriminates on the basis of sex in violation of G. L. c.…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. ManhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by47 opinions
- Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District v. Labor Relations CommissionMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1982
- William MULLIN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. RAYTHEON COMPANY, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
- Harvard Law School Coalition for Civil Rights v. President & Fellows of Harvard CollegeMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1992
- Tate v. Department of Mental HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1995
- West Virginia Human Rights Commission v. United Transportation UnionWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1981
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