Legal Opinion
Watt v. UniFirst Corp.
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided May 5, 2009No. Docket: Cum-08-368PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLevy, J.
[¶ 1] Linda Watt appeals from a summary judgment entered by the Superior Court (Cumberland County, Cole, J.) in favor of her former employer UniFirst Corporation on Watt’s complaint alleging violations of the Maine Human Rights Act. Watt contends that summary judgment was inappropriate because triable issues of fact exist as to (1) whether UniFirst implemented immediate and appropriate corrective action in response to Watt’s complaints of sexual harassment, and (2) whether UniFirst’s alleged non-discriminatory reason for her termination was pre-textual. We vacate the judgment and remand for…
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