Legal Opinion
Town of Hull v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided September 3, 2008No. 07-P-478Published
1Opinion of the CourtArmstrong, J.
The town of Hull (town) appeals from a judgment affirming a decision of the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (commission). The commission found that the town discriminated against defendant Donald Gillis on the basis of age and handicap in violation of G. L. c. 151B, § 4, when it failed to reinstate him as a firefighter upon his return from disability retirement. The commission awarded Gillis $63,106.47 in damages for lost wages, $50,000 in damages for emotional distress, and $61,212.28 in attorney’s fees and costs, and further ordered the town to pay $94,760.02 to the Hull…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Fabre v. WaltonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- Sullivan v. Town of BrooklineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- Consolidated Cigar Corp. v. Department of Public HealthMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1977
- Demoulas v. DemoulasMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
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