Gasior v. Massachusetts General Hospital

MacLeod, Bonnie H., J.

PROCEDURAL HISTORY

After exhausting his administrative remedies, the plaintiff, Richard Gasior, brought this action in June of 2001 alleging that his former employer, the defendant Massachusetts General Hospital, violated his rights under G.L.c. 151B, §4 (Count I), and the Mas*327sachusetts Equal Rights Act (MERA), G.L.c. 93, §103 (Count II), by barring his return to work following a medical leave of absence. In his complaint, the plaintiff requested relief in the form of reinstatement, back pay, front pay, lost benefits, emotional distress, damages, punitive damages, and…