Legal Opinion
Wheelock College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided September 30, 1976PublishedCited by 230 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWilkins, J.
We discuss for the first time the proof which is necessary to establish unlawful discrimination in violation of G. L. c. 151B and order that the proceedings be remanded to the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (commission) for further consideration.
Wheelock College declined to renew the teaching contract of Constance D. Kehoe (Kehoe) for the 1971-1972 academic year. Kehoe, who held a part time teaching position, filed a complaint with the commission charging that she was terminated solely because of her sex in violation of G. L. c. 151B. An evidentiary hearing was held in…
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