Legal Opinion
Verdrager v. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided May 31, 2016No. SJC 11901PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLenk, J.
General Laws c. 151B, § 4, prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of gender. It also prohibits them from retaliating against employees for engaging in “protected activity,” i.e., activity undertaken “to protest or oppose statutorily prohibited discrimination” (citation omitted). See Thirkield v. Neary & Hunter OB/GYN, LLC, 76 F. Supp. 3d 339, 350 (D. Mass. 2015) (interpreting G. L. c. 151B). Here, we are asked to determine whether summary judgment should have entered for the employer on an employee’s claims for gender discrimination and retaliation. In…
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