Legal Opinion
Pugsley v. Police Department of Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided July 31, 2015No. SJC 11740PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
The plaintiff, Sean Pugsley, brought a claim of sex discrimination against defendants Boston police department (department) and the Commonwealth’s human resources division (division) alleging a violation of G. L. c. 15 IB and of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Act, G. L. c. 12, § 111. The plaintiff’s claim arises from the department’s preferential treatment of females in hiring candidates for the December, 2010, police academy class. Summary judgment was entered for the defendants on the discrimination claim, G. L. c. 151B. 2 For the reasons stated herein, we vacate the judgment of the…
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