Legal Opinion
Commodore v. Genesis Health Ventures, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided March 2, 2005No. 03-P-1623PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKafker, J.
The plaintiff, Ruthlyn Commodore, is a black woman of West Indian origin who alleged that she was unlawfully terminated from her position as director of nursing at the Center for Optimum Care-Winthrop (COC-Winthrop), a nursing home, (1) because of her race, color, and national origin; (2) in retaliation for complaining about unlawful discrimination against herself and other employees; and (3) for objecting to new patient admissions and inadequate staffing that, she said, endangered care and safety at the home.
Commodore sought relief under the antidiscrimination statutes, G. L. c. 151B and G.…
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