Legal Opinion
Pielech v. Massasoit Greyhound, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided July 21, 1999No. 97-P-1677PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJacobs, J.
By complaint filed in 1993, the plaintiffs asserted that their employment as part-time parimutuel clerks was “terminated” by their former employer, Massasoit Greyhound, Inc. (Massasoit), because they “refused to work on Christmas Day [of 1992] for religious reasons.” Their complaint contained counts alleging (1) unlawful discrimination under c. 15IB, § 4(1A); (2) violation of G. L. c. 93, § 102 (the Massachusetts Equal Rights Act); and (3) intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. After the allowance of Massasoit’s motion for summary judgment by a Superior Court judge, the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- American Manufacturers Mutual Insurance v. Commissioner of InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1978
- Galvin v. Welsh Manufacturing Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1981
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