Legal Opinion
Trustees of Health & Hospitals of the City of Boston, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided December 23, 2005No. 04-P-1036PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKatzmann, J.
Five female, African-American employees *330(complainants) of the Trustees of Health and Hospitals of the City of Boston, Inc. (THH), filed an employment discrimination claim with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD), alleging that they were subjected to differential treatment during their terminations as part of an organized layoff, in violation of G. L. c. 15IB, § 4. The hearing officer and the MCAD found that THH discriminated against the complainants because of their race and sex and awarded damages for emotional distress. A Superior Court judge vacated the award,…
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