Legal Opinion
DeRoche v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided June 12, 2006PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGreaney, J.
This appeal arises out of a decision by the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (commission) that the Wakefield Municipal Gas & Light Department (department) unlawfully retaliated against the plaintiff for filing a complaint with the commission claiming that the department had discriminated against him on the basis of his age in violation of G. L. c. 151B, § 4 (4). The commission ordered the department to pay the plaintiff damages in the amount of $260,000, including $50,000 to compensate him for emotional distress, but failed to provide for interest on the damages. The plaintiff…
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