Legal Opinion
Joulé, Inc. v. Simmons
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 10, 2011PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The plaintiff Joulé Technical Staffing, Inc. (Joulé), employed the defendant, Ranch Simmons, from 2008 to 2009.3 Both were parties to an employment agreement containing an arbitration provision that purported to cover claims of employment discrimination expressly. Simmons was terminated from her position in July, 2009. Simmons, who claims that her termination was based on discrimination and retaliation by Joulé, did not file a claim for arbitration under the arbitration provision, but did file a complaint of discrimination with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD). In…
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